Lot 142 · Sotheby's N08115
'woman in palace (lisa fonssagrives-penn), marrakech, morocco'
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08115 · 11 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3304404
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'woman in palace (lisa fonssagrives-penn), marrakech, morocco'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304404.
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Irving Penn, 'woman in palace (lisa fonssagrives-penn), marrakech, morocco'. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2005, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3304404.
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