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Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009
Underfoot XXXVI, New York, August/September 2000, printed February 2, 2001
Gelatin silver print, edition of 5
49.1 x 48.7 cm (image); 52.3 x 49.6 cm (paper)
Stamped and inscribed verso, upper left, in black ink: “Ref. 19977”; inscribed verso, center in black ink: “·· E”; inscribed verso, center, in black ink: “UNDERFOOT XXXVI / (NEW YORK, AUG–SEPT. 2000) [in a box]”; stamped and inscribed verso, center, in black ink: “PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 2000 by Irving Penn / Not to be reproduced without written permission of photographer”; stamped and inscribed verso, lower center, in black ink: “CHRIS NOFZIGER COLLABORATED / AT THE CAMERA / I.P.”; signed and stamped verso, lower right, in black ink: “Irving Penn / IRVING PENN [in a circle]”; inscribed verso, lower right, in black ink: “Print made Feb 2, 2001. / I.P.”; signed verso, lower center, in black: “Irving Penn [in a circle]”; stamped verso, lower center, in black ink: “TONED IN: SELENIUM”; stamped and inscribed verso, lower right, in black ink: “VASILIOS ZATSE COLLABORATED CLOSELY / IN MAKING THE PRINT / IP.”; inscribed and stamped verso, lower right, in black ink: “5 SIGNED SILVER PRINTS OF / THIS NEGATIVE, WITH VARIATIONS / IP.”
Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation in memory of James Wood, 2011.404
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, "Irving Penn: Underfoot," January 17–May 12, 2013. (Matthew S. Witkovsky)
Ownership History
Estate of the artist; by descent to the artist's son, Tom Penn [who is also the executive director of The Irving Penn Foundation]; given by the Foundation to the Art Institute, 2011.