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- Estimate
- €20,000–€30,000 hammer ≈ $23,616–$35,424
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographies, Paris · 10 November 2020
- Dimensions
- image : 47 x 29 cm. (18 ½ x 11 3/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3593315
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, The Poor Lovers, 1979. Christie's, 10 Nov 2020, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3593315.
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Irving Penn, The Poor Lovers, 1979. Christie's, 10 Nov 2020, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3593315.
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From the same sale Photographies · Nov 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives, 2006 | FRED MEYLAN (NÉ EN 1961) | €5,000–€6,000 | |
| Untitled (Gun), from the 'Guns and Knives' series, c. 1960-1980 | Andy Warhol | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Blow Up 15 (Diptych), from 'Time after Time' series, 2007 | Ori Gersht | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Objects of Desire, Colt, D.A. 45 (3), 1992 | Andres Serrano | €7,000–€9,000 | |
| Self-Portrait of you + me (Natalie Wood), 2006 | Douglas Gordon | €12,000–€18,000 | |
| Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 1975 | Stephen Shore | €7,000–€9,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Cigarettes No. 42, 1974 | $29,716 | Christie's, May 2022 | |
| Irving Penn | Orchid, Rhyncholaelia Digbyana, New York | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Marcel Duchamp (1 of 2), New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Orchid, Rhyncholaelia Digbyana, New York, 1969 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Metropolis, New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Father kneeling with seated child, Cuzco, Peru | Lempertz, Jun 2026 | ||
| Irving Penn | Single Oriental Poppy, New York, 1968 | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Irving Penn | Gerbera Daisy/Gerbera jamesonii "Husky," New York | Phillips, Apr 2019 |
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