Irving Penn (American, 1917-2009)
Woman and child in a shopfront, India, 1947
Gelatin silver
6-5/8 x 6-3/4 inches (16.8 x 17 cm)
Signed in ink mount recto; stamped with the photographer's and Condé Nast Publications, Inc. stamps mount verso.

According to The Irving Penn Foundation there are likely fewer than 2-4 prints of this image.

Alternate Artist Spellings: "Irving Penn", "Penn, Irving"

Dry mounted, matted and framed under acrylic to14-1/4 x 11 inches; under raking light, there appear to be two diagonal swiggly lines across the lower half of the print; a couple very light surface scuffs and a few tiny spots of possible retouching; otherwise, this print is in overall excellent condition; the mount is slightly toned.