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Francis Bacon, London

A work made of gelatin silver print.
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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

June 1962, printed c. 1962

Artist:

Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Irving Penn

Title

Francis Bacon, London

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1962

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Edition

of 15

Inscriptions

Inscribed verso: ..; inscribed verso: FRANCIS BACON / LONDON, JUNE 1962 [in a box]; inscribed verso: REF. 9541; inscribed verso: Print made near to date of photographic sitting. / I.P.; signed and stamped verso: Irving Penn / IRVING PENN [in a circle]; stamped verso: COPYRIGHT / NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT / WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS, INC. ; stamped verso: Photograph / by / PENN; stamped and inscribed verso: PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 1983 by / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC. / Not to be reproduced without / written permission of the / copyright owner.; stamped and inscribed verso: SIGNED, SILVER PRINTS OF / THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 15.

Dimensions

Image: 38.1 × 35.1 cm (15 × 13 7/8 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 38.3 cm (16 × 15 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Irving Penn

Reference Number

1996.213

Copyright

Copyright Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

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