Lot 294 · Photographs
Girl Drinking (M.J.R.), New York, 1949
Irving Penn · selenium-toned gelatin silver print, printed 1983
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 5 October 2018
- Dimensions
- image: 20 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (31.7 x 49.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3795109
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Girl Drinking (M.J.R.), New York, 1949. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 294. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795109.
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Irving Penn, Girl Drinking (M.J.R.), New York, 1949. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 294. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795109.
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