Lot 15 · Photographs
Girl (in Bed) on Telephone (Jean Patchett), New York, Apr. 2, 1949
Irving Penn · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $35,377–$53,065
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 16 December 2005
- Dimensions
- image/sheet 19¾ x 15 5/8in. (50.2 x 39.6cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4580965
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Girl (in Bed) on Telephone (Jean Patchett), New York, Apr. 2, 1949. Christie's, 16 Dec 2005, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4580965.
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Irving Penn, Girl (in Bed) on Telephone (Jean Patchett), New York, Apr. 2, 1949. Christie's, 16 Dec 2005, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4580965.
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