Artist
Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)American, 1917–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Crossing the River Styx (A)
Date1996
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver proof print
DimensionsImage: 15 15/16 × 19 3/4 in. (40.5 × 50.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 19 3/4 in. (40.5 × 50.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 19 3/4 in. (40.5 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.550
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Digital image of verso inscription on computer and in object file.
Stamped in black, verso: "¦Crossing the River Styx¦ / A 12 x 20 negative (outtake) / was cut and each piece intensified / to increase contrast. The reassembled / pieces were contact printed on 3 grades / of silver bromide paper."
Label, recto, lower right: "Grade #2"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "Intensification test"
Stamped in black, verso: "¦Crossing the River Styx¦ / A 12 x 20 negative (outtake) / was cut and each piece intensified / to increase contrast. The reassembled / pieces were contact printed on 3 grades / of silver bromide paper."
Label, recto, lower right: "Grade #2"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "Intensification test"
The photograph is unsigned.
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Irving Penn
October 2, 2003, printed November 2003
Gelatin silver print
2004.1210