Lot 50 · The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints
Woman in Chicken Hat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, c. 1949
Irving Penn · platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1984
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints, New York · 26 April 2005
- Dimensions
- 21 x 20in. (53.3 x 50.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5820120
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Irving Penn, Woman in Chicken Hat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, c. 1949. Christie's, 26 Apr 2005, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5820120.
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Irving Penn, Woman in Chicken Hat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, c. 1949. Christie's, 26 Apr 2005, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5820120.
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From the same sale The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints · Apr 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera Notes: A Quarterly. The Offical Organ of The Camera Club of N.Y. | ALFRED STIEGLITZ & JUAN C. ABEL, EDITORS (1864-1946) (1869-1960) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (MM-P18), from Maxwell's Lair | EMILIE CLARK (B. 1969) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Engagement (with Prince William sculpted by Daniel Druet) | JENNIFER RUBELL (B. 1970) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| No More Right Now Forever (8) | DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER (B. 1979) | $500–$700 | |
| We Buy God | ROBERT BRUSH (B. 1958) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Oil Spill #16, 2010 | DANIEL BELTRÁ (B. 1964) | $5,000–$7,000 |
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