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Irving Penn — Three Rissani Women with Bread
Irving Penn

Three Rissani Women with Bread

1978

Three Rissani Women with Bread is a striking photograph by Irving Penn, capturing three Moroccan women from the remote desert town of Rissani, their forms enveloped in traditional draped garments as they carry bread. Penn's masterful use of light and composition transforms this intimate documentary moment into a timeless study of human dignity and cultural identity. This gelatin silver print, numbered 8/32, represents Penn's celebrated ethnographic work and his ability to find universal beauty in the particularity of everyday life.

Medium
Signed, titled '3 Women of Rissani', dated, numbered 8/32 in pencil, Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.

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Irving Penn, Three Rissani Women with Bread, 1978

Three Rissani Women with Bread is a striking photograph by Irving Penn, capturing three Moroccan women from the remote desert town of Rissani, their forms enveloped in traditional draped garments as they carry bread. Penn's masterful use of light and composition transforms this intimate documentary moment into a timeless study of human dignity and cultural identity. This gelatin silver print, numbered 8/32, represents Penn's celebrated ethnographic work and his ability to find universal beauty in the particularity of everyday life.

Medium
Signed, titled '3 Women of Rissani', dated, numbered 8/32 in pencil, Condé Nast copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.
Year
1978
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Humanist Photography, Limited Edition Print, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Female Subject, American Photographer, North African Subject, Condé Nast, Ethnographic Photography, Portrait Photography, Aluminum Mount, Master Photographer, Figurative

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