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Irving Penn — Chimney Sweep (B), London
Irving Penn

Chimney Sweep (B), London

1976

A signed and numbered gelatin silver print documenting a chimney sweep in London, part of Penn's iconic working people series from 1976.

Medium
Signed, initialed, titled, dated, numbered 27/27, annotated in pencil, Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation, and edition stamps on the verso.

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Irving Penn, Chimney Sweep (B), London, 1976

A signed and numbered gelatin silver print documenting a chimney sweep in London, part of Penn's iconic working people series from 1976.

Medium
Signed, initialed, titled, dated, numbered 27/27, annotated in pencil, Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation, and edition stamps on the verso.
Year
1976
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

London, Documentary, Working People, 1976, Portrait, Social Documentary

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