Irving penn portrait

Yves Saint Laurent's shyness is commonly known. In portraiture, people expect to recognize a face. Here Penn captures Saint Laurent like a shy child, revealing just one eye. A juxtapose of the incredible fame and talent of the man, the band and lore that is Yves Saint Laurent. The composition commands you see more, forcing the viewer to look

A gallery featuring a selection of Irving Penn's fashion photographs.

Sofia Coppola by Marc Hom - Los Angeles, 1996

Kirsty Hume Vogue, April 1995 Irving Penn

IRVING PENN Irving Penn was one of the most distinguished photographers of our time. Irving Penn Portraits is a glorious celebration of his work in this genre, focusing on his portraits of significant cultural figures over the last seven decades. Irving Penn was born June 16, 1917, in Plainfield, N.J. Educated in public schools, he

Portrait of Igor Stravinsky by Irving Penn, part of his Corner Portraits series.

Marlene Dietrich, December 23, 1948

Sometime in 1948, Penn began making portraits in a small corner space made of two studio flats pushed together, the floor covered with a piece of old carpeting. To quote the photographer, “a very rich series of pictures resulted. This confinement, surprisingly seemed to comfort people, soothing them. The walls were a surface to lean […]

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