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Irving Penn — The Tarot Reader (Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn

The Tarot Reader (Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett), New York

A portrait photograph of Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett reading tarot cards in New York, printed in 1984. This gelatin silver print captures a moment of mysticism and human connection between the two subjects.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1984.

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Visual Language: The Art of Irving Penn

October 8, 2025

Lot 9

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Irving Penn, The Tarot Reader (Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett), New York

A portrait photograph of Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett reading tarot cards in New York, printed in 1984. This gelatin silver print captures a moment of mysticism and human connection between the two subjects.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1984.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

New York, Tarot, Collaborative, Fashion Models, Gelatin Silver Print, Mysticism, 1984, Two Figures, Portrait, Narrative

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