Lot 53
Lot 53
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
PETER BEARD (1938-2020)

Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river (for 'The End of the Game'), February 1965

Price Realised EUR 37,800
Estimate
EUR 30,000 - EUR 50,000
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PETER BEARD (1938-2020)

Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river (for 'The End of the Game'), February 1965

Price Realised EUR 37,800
Price Realised EUR 37,800
Details
PETER BEARD (1938-2020)
Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river (for 'The End of the Game'), February 1965
tirage argentique, tiré en 1999, avec dessins à l'aquarelle et à l'encre du Hog Ranch Art Dept.
signé, titré, daté et annoté à l'encre (image); cachet de copyright 'The Time is Always Now' (verso)
image : 38 x 57 cm. (15 x 2212 in.)
feuille : 50,5 x 60,5 cm. (1978 x 2378 in.)
Cette oeuvre est unique.

UNIQUE GELATIN SILVER PRINT, PRINTED 1999, WITH DRAWINGS IN WATERCOLOUR PAINT AND INK BY THE HOG RANCH ART DEPT.; SIGNED, TITLED, DATED AND ANNOTATED IN INK (IMAGE); STAMPED COPYRIGHT CREDIT 'THE TIME IS ALWAYS NOW' (VERSO)
Provenance
The Time is Always Now Gallery, New York
Phillips, Londres, Photographs, 2 novembre 2017, lot 20
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel
Literature
Jon Bowermaster, The Adventures and Misadventures of Peter Beard in Africa, Boston, Bulfinch Press, 1993, p. 136 (variante).
Peter Beard, Zara’s Tales from Hog Ranch: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2004, p. 159.
Peter Beard, The End of the Game, Cologne, Taschen, 2008, pp. 4-5 (variante).
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