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IRVING PENN (1917–2009)
Bena Family, New Guinea, 1970
selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 1984
signed, titled, dated [with print date] and numbered ‘8894’ in ink, stamped photographer's/Condé Nast copyright credit and edition information, annotated ‘courtesy of vogue’ in ink (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed label (frame backing board)
image: 15 ½ x 15 ½ in. (39.3 x 39.3 cm.)
sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
This work is from an edition of ten.
Provenance
Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
Literature
Irving Penn, Worlds in a Small Room, Studio Vista, London, 1974, p. 68, with caption 'A bereaved Bena family wearing mourning beads called "Job's tears."'
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