Irving Penn's "Cigarette #135 (C415)" exemplifies the photographer's conceptual approach to still life, transforming an everyday object into a subject worthy of formal photographic scrutiny. Created as a signed, initialed, and numbered print from an edition of 15, the work is mounted on aluminum in a flush-mount presentation that emphasizes the photographic surface as a physical object. Penn's meticulous documentation of the cigarette reflects his broader interest in elevating the mundane through precise photographic technique and compositional control.