George Harrison and Pattie Boyd at Kinfauns, March 1965
Henry Grossman (1936-2022)
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Price Realised GBP 5,670
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GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
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Closed: 22 Mar 2024
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George Harrison and Pattie Boyd at Kinfauns, March 1965
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Lot Essay
In his 2012 limited edition photo book Places I Remember: My Time With The Beatles, photographer Henry Grossman recalled this 1965 photo shoot at Kinfauns: It was a glorious day outside, and George and Pattie showed me around the grounds. The sunlight was quite bright, and I clearly remember the way it was striking George. I said, 'George, let me get this.' I shot a couple of photos of him alone and then called Pattie over. She put her arm around him, and the light was falling just perfectly for a portrait. I had to take it. And there it was. I’ve always loved the protective posture of Pattie’s arm around George in those photos. As one shot turned into twenty, Pattie decided George’s wind-blown hair needed a touch up. I took a series of photos of her lovingly smoothing and combing it into a regulation Beatle-do. We spent a bit longer out on the lawn, and I got some wonderful shots of the two of them together, both in color and black and white.
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Gelatin silver prints on semi-gloss double-weight paper. Shot against white background - noticeable peripheral wear consistent with age and handling including substantial creasing to corners with cracks and surface loss to emulsion, crackled emulsion to edges, scattered emulsion splashes to surface, a 2x2 in. yellowish stain to upper left edge, a small yellow accretion to right of George's head, some toning verso. Shot against brick wall - peripheral wear consistent with age and handling: dog-ears to three corners with cracks and surface loss to emulsion, handling crease to left edge with cracked emulsion, a few lighter creases throughout with hairline crackles to emulsion, some toning verso.
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Henry Grossman (1936-2022)George Harrison and Pattie Boyd at Kinfauns, March 1965Estimate: GBP 1,000 - 1,500
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