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Eugene Ionesco, New York

A work made of gelatin silver print.
Copyright Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

October 21, 1983, printed 1984

Artist:

Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Irving Penn

Title

Eugene Ionesco, New York

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1983

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Edition

of 16

Inscriptions

Inscribed verso: REF. 2094; inscribed verso: ..; inscribed verso: EUGENE IONESCO / NEW YORK, OCT. 21, 1983 [in a box]; signed and inscribed verso: Irving Penn / IRVING PENN [in a circle]; stamped and inscribed verso: PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 1984 by / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC. / Not to be reproduced without / written permission of the / copyright owner.; inscribed verso: Print made 1984. / I.P.; stamped and inscribed verso: SIGNED, SILVER PRINTS OF / THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 16. ; stamped verso: TONED IN SELENIUM.

Dimensions

Image: 39.3 × 39 cm (15 1/2 × 15 3/8 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 40.2 cm (19 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Irving Penn

Reference Number

1996.218

Copyright

Copyright Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

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