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Lot 45 · Photographs, Icons & Style

Poppy: Glowing Embers , New York, 1968

Irving Penn

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Estimate
€100,000–€150,000 hammer ≈ $136,880–$205,320
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Photographs, Icons & Style, Paris · 1 July 2014
Dimensions
image 44.8 x 55.3 cm. (17 5/8 x 21¾ in.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4255875
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Poppy: Glowing Embers , New York, 1968. Christie's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4255875.

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