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Irving Penn — Télégraphiste, Paris
Irving Penn

Télégraphiste, Paris

1976

A portrait photograph of a telegraph operator titled 'Télégraphiste,' taken in Paris and numbered as part of a limited edition of 22. This work demonstrates Penn's skill in capturing professional subjects with dignified simplicity.

Medium
Signed, initialed, titled, dated, numbered 10/22, annotated in pencil, credit, Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation, and edition 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 14

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Irving Penn, Télégraphiste, Paris, 1976

A portrait photograph of a telegraph operator titled 'Télégraphiste,' taken in Paris and numbered as part of a limited edition of 22. This work demonstrates Penn's skill in capturing professional subjects with dignified simplicity.

Medium
Signed, initialed, titled, dated, numbered 10/22, annotated in pencil, credit, Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation, and edition stamps on the verso.
Year
1976
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Numbered Edition, Documentary, Professional, Telegraph Operator, 1976, Paris, Gelatin Silver Print, Condé Nast, Irving Penn, Portrait

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