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Irving Penn — Composition with Pitcher and Eau de Cologne, New York
Irving Penn

Composition with Pitcher and Eau de Cologne, New York

1981

A 1981 composition featuring a pitcher and eau de cologne bottles photographed in New York, numbered 59/61. Flush-mounted to aluminum, this still life work demonstrates Penn's mastery of arrangement and lighting.

Medium
Signed, titled, dated, numbered 59/61, annotated in pencil, credit, copyright credit, and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.

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Irving Penn, Composition with Pitcher and Eau de Cologne, New York, 1981

A 1981 composition featuring a pitcher and eau de cologne bottles photographed in New York, numbered 59/61. Flush-mounted to aluminum, this still life work demonstrates Penn's mastery of arrangement and lighting.

Medium
Signed, titled, dated, numbered 59/61, annotated in pencil, credit, copyright credit, and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.
Year
1981
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Objects, New York, Composition, Domestic Items, Arrangement, 1981, Perfume, Aluminum Mount, Formalist, Still Life

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