Peter Beard

signed, titled, dated, and annotated 'for The End of the Game, last word from Paradise' in ink on the image, flush-mounted to board, 1960, printed later

Gift of the photographer

Private collection, Montauk

Acquired from the above

This print, on paper with a semi-glossy surface and flush-mounted to thick board, is in generally very good condition. In raking light, the following are visible: scattered surface scratches and sharp creases not breaking the emulsion; tiny impressions; small raised areas, likely particles trapped between the print and the mount during the mounting process; and original retouching in the black margins. There is a small loss of emulsion in the black negative border between the two images. On the reverse of the mount are stray black ink deposits. '0144' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil.
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