Lot 573 · Photographs
Bee on Lips, New York, September 22, 1995
Irving Penn · dye-transfer print, printed 1999
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 21 December 1999
- Dimensions
- 15 7/8 x 22½in. (40.8 x 57.6cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4821381
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Bee on Lips, New York, September 22, 1995. Christie's, 21 Dec 1999, lot 573. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4821381.
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Irving Penn, Bee on Lips, New York, September 22, 1995. Christie's, 21 Dec 1999, lot 573. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4821381.
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