Lot 187
  • 187

Peter Beard (b. 1938)

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Peter Beard
  • 'Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert', Kenya, June 1960
Silver print, paint and ink. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed in ink on the image. Printed later. Framed.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner from The Time Is Always Now Gallery, New York, in 1997

Condition

Slight rippling at the left and right print edges. Flecks of ink in the white margins. Traces of black paint on the reverse of the print. Otherwise condition is excellent.
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