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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 21, 2024 | Christie's | New York | The Collection of Sir Elton John: Opening Night | 36 | $****** - ****** | Elephant Family at Buffalo Springs (Buffalo Springs Cow Ele Herd) June |
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129.9 x 184.2 cm (51.13 x 72.5 in)
gelatin silver print with applied resin, watercolor, inks and tempera paint
signed, titled, numbered ‘box 4191" and variously annotated in ink by The Hog Ranch Art Department (recto); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
Charity Auction to Benefit amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, Cannes, May 22, 2003;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Peter Beard , Peter Beard: The End of the Game: The Last Word from Paradise: A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of the Big Game in Africa… , Doubleday, Garden City, N. Y., 1977, n.p.
PETER BEARD (1938-2020)
Elephant Family at Buffalo Springs (Buffalo Springs Cow Ele Herd) June, 1960
gelatin silver print with applied resin, watercolor, inks and tempera paint, printed 2002
signed, titled, numbered ‘box 4191" and variously annotated in ink by The Hog Ranch Art Department (recto); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (frame backing board)
overall framed: 51 1/8 x 72 ½ in. (129.8 x 184.1 cm.)
This is a unique work.
