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Irving Penn — Cigarette No. 37, New York
Irving Penn

Cigarette No. 37, New York

1977

Part of Penn's Cigarette series, this work examines the formal properties of a cigarette through close-up photographic study. The numbered and lettered edition reflects the artist's systematic approach to documenting everyday objects.

Medium
Each signed, initialed, numbered 22/70, sequentially lettered A through D, annotated in pencil, credit and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps on the verso.
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Auction House · Phillips

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Visual Language: The Art of Irving Penn

October 8, 2025

Lot 43

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Irving Penn, Cigarette No. 37, New York, 1977

Part of Penn's Cigarette series, this work examines the formal properties of a cigarette through close-up photographic study. The numbered and lettered edition reflects the artist's systematic approach to documenting everyday objects.

Medium
Each signed, initialed, numbered 22/70, sequentially lettered A through D, annotated in pencil, credit and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps on the verso.
Year
1977
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

1977, New York, Conceptual, Object Photography, Editorial, Cigarettes, Cigarette Series, Still Life

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