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Lot 78 · Photographs

'Mouth (For L'Oreal), New York', 1986

Irving Penn

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Estimate
£180,000–£230,000 hammer ≈ $263,166–$336,268
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 19 May 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-4476787
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, 'Mouth (For L'Oreal), New York', 1986. Sotheby's, 19 May 2016, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4476787.

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Irving Penn, 'Mouth (For L'Oreal), New York', 1986. Sotheby's, 19 May 2016, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4476787.

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