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Lot 249 · Photographies d'Irving Penn provenant d'une collection privée française

Woman with Roses (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Pleated Chiffon Evening Dress by, Paris, 1950

Irving Penn · tirage argentique monté sur carton, tiré en 1979

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Estimate
€40,000–€60,000 hammer ≈ $48,724–$73,086
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Photographies d'Irving Penn provenant d'une collection privée française, Paris · 30 August 2005
Dimensions
image 49.5 x 38.2 cm. (19½ x 15 in.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4673380
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Woman with Roses (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Pleated Chiffon Evening Dress by, Paris, 1950. Christie's, 30 Aug 2005, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4673380.

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Irving Penn, Woman with Roses (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Pleated Chiffon Evening Dress by, Paris, 1950. Christie's, 30 Aug 2005, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4673380.

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Catepillar and Worm Dreaming LENNIE JONES KNGWARREYE (BORN CIRCA 1945) A$3,000–A$5,000
Untitled Nancy Nungurrayi A$5,000–A$7,000
Awelye EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (CIRCA 1910-1996) LILY SANDOVER KNGWARREYE (CIRCA 1937-2003) A$4,000–A$6,000
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Goanna Lin Onus A$8,000–A$12,000

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