Lot 107 · Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection
Bird Bones, Sweden, 1980
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1981
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection, New York · 7 April 2022
- Dimensions
- image: 19 x 11 ½ in. (48.2 x 29.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3475395
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Bird Bones, Sweden, 1980. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475395.
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Irving Penn, Bird Bones, Sweden, 1980. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475395.
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