Lot 14 · Photographs
Cuzco Children, Peru 1948
Irving Penn · gelatin silver print, printed before 1975
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 5 April 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 5 April 2022
- Dimensions
- image: 15 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (38.7 x 36.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3475818
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Cuzco Children, Peru 1948. Christie's, 5 Apr 2022, lot 14. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475818.
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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Irving Penn, Cuzco Children, Peru 1948. Christie's, 5 Apr 2022, lot 14. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3475818.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | John F. Kennedy (1 of 4), Washington, D.C. | $41,280 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | |
| Irving Penn | Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong (1 of 3), New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarette No. 65, New York, 1972 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Seine Rowboat, France | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | ‘Motorcycle Policeman, New York’ | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | New Guinea Man and Child with White Faces, New Guinea | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | ‘Flower Delivery Messenger, N. Y.’ | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Marcel Duchamp, New York, April 30 | Phillips, Apr 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.