Lot 199 · Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection
Man with Pink Face, New Guinea, 1970
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print, mounted on aluminum, printed 1978
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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: 20 x 19 ¼ in. (50.8 x 48.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3475489
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Man with Pink Face, New Guinea, 1970. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475489.
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Irving Penn, Man with Pink Face, New Guinea, 1970. Christie's, 7 Apr 2022, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475489.
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