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Irving Penn — Three Rissani Women with Bread (Morocco)
Irving Penn

Three Rissani Women with Bread (Morocco)

1978

Three Rissani Women with Bread (Morocco) is a striking photograph by Irving Penn that captures the dignified presence of three Moroccan women, their figures draped in traditional garments as they hold bread in a composition that balances cultural intimacy with Penn's characteristic formal precision. The image reflects Penn's celebrated ethnographic portrait series, in which he brought his refined studio aesthetic to bear on communities around the world, elevating everyday subjects to iconic status. This print, numbered 19/32 and flush-mounted on aluminum, bears Penn's pencil signature along with Condé Nast copyright and edition stamps, affirming its place as part of a carefully controlled and authenticated body of work.

Medium
Signed, titled, numbered 19/32 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 (Morocco), 1978

Three Rissani Women with Bread (Morocco) is a striking photograph by Irving Penn that captures the dignified presence of three Moroccan women, their figures draped in traditional garments as they hold bread in a composition that balances cultural intimacy with Penn's characteristic formal precision. The image reflects Penn's celebrated ethnographic portrait series, in which he brought his refined studio aesthetic to bear on communities around the world, elevating everyday subjects to iconic status. This print, numbered 19/32 and flush-mounted on aluminum, bears Penn's pencil signature along with Condé Nast copyright and edition stamps, affirming its place as part of a carefully controlled and authenticated body of work.

Medium
Signed, titled, numbered 19/32 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

North African Culture, Platinum-Palladium Print, 20th Century, Humanist Photography, Mid Century Modern, Moroccan Women, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Portraiture, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, Ethnographic Portrait, Editorial Photography, Limited Edition, Ethnographic Subject, Aluminum Mount, Master Photographer, Female Subjects

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