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Peter Beard
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Peter Beard
- 'ROTHSCHILD'S GIRAFFES FROM THE UGANDA LINE'
- Gelatin silver print with gouache and ink
a unique oversized object, signed, titled, dated, and annotated by the photographer and the artists Kivoi and Mwangi in ink and illustrated extensively with paint and inks on the image and in the margins, framed, the photographer's credit/gallery/copyright/reproduction and several Stress & Density exhibition stamps on the reverse, 1966, printed in 1998
Provenance
Acquired from The Time Is Always Now, New York, 2000
Exhibited
Berlin, Camera Work Galerie, Stress & Density, October - December 1998, and traveling thereafter to:
Madrid, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in conjunction with Espana 99 Festival International de Fotografia, June - August 1999
Vienna, KunstHausWien, September 1999 - January 2000
Madrid, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in conjunction with Espana 99 Festival International de Fotografia, June - August 1999
Vienna, KunstHausWien, September 1999 - January 2000
Literature
Peter Beard: Stress & Density (KunstHausWien, 1999), pl. 165 and p. 186 (this print)
Condition
This print has not been removed from its frame and appears to be in generally excellent condition. As with other large Peter Beard works, this print has rubbed edges. The paint colors are saturated, with no apparent fading.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.