Lot 133 · Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art
Frozen Food (With String Beans), New York, 1977
Irving Penn · dye transfer print, printed 1993
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art, New York · 10 October 2017
- Dimensions
- image: 22 x 17 1/4 in. (55.8 x 43.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893108
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Frozen Food (With String Beans), New York, 1977. Christie's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893108.
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Irving Penn, Frozen Food (With String Beans), New York, 1977. Christie's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893108.
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