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Peter Beard
Large tusker, Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Thiva dry river, February, 1965
signed, dated and dedicated
unique object, toned silver print, extensively annotated in ink "cover of Life Magazine 1969, "Letter to an elephant" with Romain Gary" and with a passage from The Prophecies of Leonardo da Vinci
48 x 71 1/8 in. ; 122 x 180,7 cm (overall)
54 7/16 x 77 3/8 in ; 138,2 x 196,6 cm (framed)
Printed in the 1990s.
Price upon request
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Details
signed, dated and dedicated
48 x 71 1/8 in. ; 122 x 180,7 cm (overall)
54 7/16 x 77 3/8 in ; 138,2 x 196,6 cm (framed)
Printed in the 1990s.
Provenance
Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist)
Literature
Life Magazine : The Wild World, special double-issue, 22 December 1967, illustrated in colour on the cover (a related example)
Peter Beard, The End of The Game: The Last Word from Paradise; A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of the Big Game in Africa, London, 1989, n.p., illustrated on a double-page