Lot 40 · Photographs
Paper Towel, New York, 1975
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print, mounted on board
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,430–$15,645
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 18 May 2017
- Dimensions
- image: 9 ¾ x 7 ½ in. (24.5 x 19 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3931841
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Paper Towel, New York, 1975. Christie's, 18 May 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931841.
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Irving Penn, Paper Towel, New York, 1975. Christie's, 18 May 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931841.
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