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Irving Penn: Traces of passage

Irving Penn: Traces of passage

The American photographer Irving Penn’s still lifes capture moments in passage or the remnants of a meal. These meticulous compositions are on view at the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Paris.

Irving Penn, New York Still Life, 1947 © Condé Nast These are highly polished tableaus, in which every element has been carefully handpicked like in classical still life paintings, such as Chardin or Cézanne. When we look at Irving Penn’s compositio...

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