Lot 169 · Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection
Nubile Young Beauty of Diamaré, Cameroon, 1969
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print, mounted on aluminum, printed 1980
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection, New York · 7 April 2022
- Dimensions
- image: 19 ¼ x 19 ½ in. (48.8 x 49.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3475459
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Nubile Young Beauty of Diamaré, Cameroon, 1969. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475459.
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Irving Penn, Nubile Young Beauty of Diamaré, Cameroon, 1969. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475459.
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