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Irving Penn — Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal, 1967
Irving Penn

Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal, 1967

1971

Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal, 1967 is a striking black-and-white photograph by Irving Penn, capturing three Nepali women in a traditional squatting pose with Penn's characteristic precision and dignified compositional elegance. The image reflects Penn's celebrated ethnographic series, in which he sought to document indigenous peoples and cultures with both artistic integrity and deep respect. This rare print, numbered 1/5 and flush-mounted on aluminum, represents the meticulous craftsmanship and archival significance that define Penn's most collectible works.

Medium
Signed, dated, annotated in pencil, signed, numbered 1/5 in ink, credit and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount; dated in pencil, typed title, copyright credit (courtesy of Vogue) and Condé Nast reproduction limitation on a label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.

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Irving Penn, Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal, 1967, 1971

Three Squatting Sisters, Nepal, 1967 is a striking black-and-white photograph by Irving Penn, capturing three Nepali women in a traditional squatting pose with Penn's characteristic precision and dignified compositional elegance. The image reflects Penn's celebrated ethnographic series, in which he sought to document indigenous peoples and cultures with both artistic integrity and deep respect. This rare print, numbered 1/5 and flush-mounted on aluminum, represents the meticulous craftsmanship and archival significance that define Penn's most collectible works.

Medium
Signed, dated, annotated in pencil, signed, numbered 1/5 in ink, credit and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount; dated in pencil, typed title, copyright credit (courtesy of Vogue) and Condé Nast reproduction limitation on a label affixed to the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.
Year
1971
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Humanist Photography, Limited Edition Print, Mid Century Modern, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, American Photographer, Intimate Mood, Silver Gelatin Print, Portrait Photography, Master Photographer, Nepalese Subjects

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