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Irving Penn — Orangutan and Chimpanzee with Coconut, New York
Irving Penn

Orangutan and Chimpanzee with Coconut, New York

A gelatin silver print photograph by Irving Penn capturing two primates with a coconut in a New York studio setting. The work was printed in 2004 and exemplifies Penn's distinctive approach to animal portraiture.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 2004.

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Visual Language: The Art of Irving Penn

October 8, 2025

Lot 70

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Irving Penn, Orangutan and Chimpanzee with Coconut, New York

A gelatin silver print photograph by Irving Penn capturing two primates with a coconut in a New York studio setting. The work was printed in 2004 and exemplifies Penn's distinctive approach to animal portraiture.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 2004.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Animal portrait, Documentary, American, Photograph, Fine Art Photography, Portraiture, Gelatin Silver Print, Irving Penn, Nature, Primates, Studio, Animals, Figurative, 2000s, Black and White, Contemporary

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