
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.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Photographs
April 1, 2014
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