Irving Penn Flowers FIRST Print 74 Color Photographs HC DJ Vogue Magazine

  

Harmony Books, New York, 1980. Clothbound in photo-illustrated dust jacket. 74 color images beautifully reproduced on Kromekote paper. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Good Plus in a good dust jacket. Irving Penn's fourth book evolved out of assignments for VOGUE magazine. From 1967 to 1973 Penn photographed different varieties of flowers for each Christmas issue. However, most of the photographs selected for this book are reproduced for the first time. As he explained, his preference was to photograph flowers when they have already begun spotting and browning and twisting on their way back to the earth.

His ability to photograph the flowers like fashions verges on the uncanny. Penn was among the first to exploit the possibilities of close up flower imagery. Through his high precision close-up iconic style, the symbolic power and austerity of the shapes take on anthropomorphic qualities not unlike the fashion subject for which he was originally known. Light wear to the boards. Ding to the head of the spine.

Internally, prior owner name to the first free endpaper. The dust jacket has moderate wear. Chip to the head of the DJ spine.

Loss of laminate in a few places. Creasing to the right half of the bottom edge of the DJ and to the DJ lower right hand corner. Three taped repairs to the underside of the dust jacket. Scuff mark in the middle of the flower image front cover.

Scratches visible in the light. A stunningly beautiful book with color photographs of flowers that are so vibrant that they look like you should be able to smell them while you look at the page.

The item "Irving Penn Flowers FIRST Print 74 Color Photographs HC DJ Vogue Magazine" is in sale since Friday, September 27, 2019. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "hmxa15a" and is located in Island Park, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Origin: American
2. Printing Year: 1980
3. 3rd Level Category: Monographs
4. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
5. Topic: Photography: Monographs
6. Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
7. Subject: Art & Photography
8. Special Attributes: First Edition