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Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, for the End of the Game, June 1960 by Peter Beard

Peter Beard

Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, for the End of the Game, June 1960, 1960

Unique oversized gelatin silver print with blood and ink artwork, in original frame
106.7 x 158.1 cm (42.01 x 62.24 in)
Photographs
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Last recorded sale at Christie's, London (15 May 2013)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
May 15, 2013
Christie'sLondonPhotographs19
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Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, for the End of the Game, June 1960
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Artwork Description
Category

photographs

Dimensions

106.7 x 158.1 cm (42.01 x 62.24 in)

Materials

unique oversized gelatin silver print with blood and ink artwork, in original frame

Signature

signed, titled, dated in white ink (image, recto); inscribed with quotes from Karen Blixen and Tertulian; initialed in ink (image, recto)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in 1997.

Literature

Peter Beard, Taschen, Cologne, 2008, pl. 257 (image only, not the specific artwork);. Peter Beard, The End of the Game, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1965, pp. 16-17 (image only, not the specific artwork).