David Bailey

Selected Images (Complete set of David Bailey Art Edition)

Lot Closed

October 3, 07:03 PM GMT

Estimate

35,000 - 45,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property Sold to Benefit Instituto Terra

David Bailey

B. 1938

i. John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1965

ii. Mick Jagger, 1964

iii. Andy Warhol, 1965

iv. Jean Shrimpton, 1965

the complete series of four gelatin silver prints, each signed by the photographer in pencil on the reverse, 1964-65, printed in 2019, each from an edition of 75; together with the the Art Edition of David Bailey (London: Taschen, 2019), signed by the photographer in ink and stamped edition on the colophon, accompanied by additional pictorial wrappers and the original bookstand designed by Marc Newson

sheet: 24 by 20 in. (61 by 51 cm.)

book: 27.6 by 19.7 in. (70 by 50 cm.)

Courtesy of TASCHEN

Limited to a total of 3,000 numbered and signed copies, each edition of the SUMO-sized David Bailey comes with a bookstand designed by Marc Newson and a set of four book jackets. The first 300 copies comprise the the Art Edition and include signed gelatin silver prints of John Lennon & Paul McCartney; Jean Shrimpton; Mick Jagger; and Andy Warhol. Each photograph was printed in a limited edition of 75.

Please note that the online images are for illustration purposes; the prints are not sold framed.

The Consignor is donating 100% of the hammer price from the sale of this and other designated artworks, to be sold during Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries online sale held from September 23 – October 3, 2022, to Instituto Terra, a not-for-profit Brazilian organization devoted to conservation and reforestation. In addition, in relation to these designated artworks, Sotheby’s will donate 100% of its Overhead Premium to Instituto Terra and its Buyers Premium, after deducting expenses. No portion of the purchase price is tax-deductible. For more information about Instituto Terra, visit www.institutoterra.org.