Irving penn portrait

The Met emphasises the quantity and variety of Irving Penn’s photographs in this exhibition, but what really stands out is his remarkable unity of vision

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

Sofia Coppola by Marc Hom - Los Angeles, 1996

Photos: Irving Penn | 1917-2009 - Los Angeles Times

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

Kirsty Hume Vogue, April 1995 Irving Penn

“I’m a surprisingly limited photographer,” Penn insisted to me, “and I’ve learned not to go beyond my capacity. I’ve tried a few times to depart from what I know I can do, and I’ve failed.” Yet it is difficult to deny that Penn was the supreme studio photographer of the twentieth century. His artistry both emerged from and depended on his very specific, highly aestheticized commercial work.

Isabella Rossellini Vogue, June 1997 Photo Irving Penn