Featuring over twenty platinum still lifes made between 1979 and 1980. One of the most prolific and respected photographers of the twentieth century, Irving Penn (1917-2009) is recognized for his six-decade career consisting of commercial, editorial and personal work. Whether an innovative fashion image, striking portrait or compelling still life, each of Penn’s pictures bears his trademark style of elegant aesthetic simplicity. The photographs on view comprise what Penn deemed his “AR” or Archaeology material, and have not be... Read more

Featuring over twenty platinum still lifes made between 1979 and 1980. One of the most prolific and respected photographers of the twentieth century, Irving Penn (1917-2009) is recognized for his six-decade career consisting of commercial, editorial and personal work. Whether an innovative fashion image, striking portrait or compelling still life, each of Penn’s pictures bears his trademark style of elegant aesthetic simplicity.

The photographs on view comprise what Penn deemed his “AR” or Archaeology material, and have not been seen extensively or considered carefully in recent years. The exhibition marks Penn’s thirteenth solo show at the gallery and is accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by Dr. Colin Eisler, Robert Lehman Professor of Fine Arts at New York University.