Lot 85 · Christie's Watches Online
Steel Pieces with Dust, 1980
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1981
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Watches Online, New York · 12 October 2005
- Dimensions
- 11½ x 19in. (29 x 48cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4232484
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Steel Pieces with Dust, 1980. Christie's, 12 Oct 2005, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4232484.
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Irving Penn, Steel Pieces with Dust, 1980. Christie's, 12 Oct 2005, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4232484.
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