Lot 278 · Photographs
New Guinea Man with Painted-On Glasses, 1970
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1979
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 24 April 2002
- Dimensions
- image: 20¼ x 19¾in. (51.9 x 50.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4600256
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, New Guinea Man with Painted-On Glasses, 1970. Christie's, 24 Apr 2002, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600256.
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Irving Penn, New Guinea Man with Painted-On Glasses, 1970. Christie's, 24 Apr 2002, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600256.
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