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Irving Penn's first retrospective in nearly 20 years at the Dallas Museum of Art features his iconic portraits of Capote and Dali, as well as unseen work.
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
Irving Penn for Vogue, September 1981 #IrvingPenn”
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
When you mention Irving Penn, the first images that may come to mind are his fashion photography and mostly his 165 Vogue covers. He also photographed
“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.
