Lot 174 · Photographs
Vogue Beauty Head with Eyes Closed (Front View), New York, 1984
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1991
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 14 February 2006
- Dimensions
- 9½ x 9 3/8in. (24.2 x 23.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5719109
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5719109 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5719109
Irving Penn, Vogue Beauty Head with Eyes Closed (Front View), New York, 1984. Christie's, 14 Feb 2006, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5719109.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5719109.
Irving Penn, Vogue Beauty Head with Eyes Closed (Front View), New York, 1984. Christie's, 14 Feb 2006, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5719109.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Photographs · Feb 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breve Orrizonte, 1956 | AUGUSTO CANTAMESSA | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Joie de l'Ardêche, No. 2, 1950s | FERDINAND FONSSAGRIVES (1910-2003) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Alicante, 1933 | Henri Cartier-bresson | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Tivoli, Italy, 1933 | Henri Cartier-bresson | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Las Lavandras, 1932 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Pablo, Paris, 1949 | Robert Frank | $4,000–$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Penn | Engine Driver, London | $67,406 | Phillips, Nov 2021 | |
| Irving Penn | 'Woman in a Burlap Sack, New York' | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Irving Penn | Woman in a Burlap Sack, New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Orangutan and Chimpanzee with Coconut, New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Salad Ingredients, New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Four Lipsticks (New York) | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Irving Penn | Locomotive Fireman, London | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Cigarette No. 111, New York, 1972 | Christie's, Nov 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.