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Lot 317 · Photographs

Still Life with Triangle and Red Eraser, New York

Irving Penn

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Estimate
$20,000–$30,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Phillips — Photographs, New York · 3 October 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-253971
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Still Life with Triangle and Red Eraser, New York. Phillips, 3 Oct 2017, lot 317. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-253971.

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