Lot 10
Lot 10
1 More
4 More
RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004)

Truman Capote, New York City, October 10, 1955

    Price Realised USD 16,250
    Estimate
    USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
    Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
    Register
    Share
    Try ourCost calculator
    RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004)

    Truman Capote, New York City, October 10, 1955

    Price Realised USD 16,250
    Register
    Price Realised USD 16,250
    Register
    Details
    RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004)
    Truman Capote, New York City, October 10, 1955
    gelatin silver print, printed 1999
    signed and numbered '1/20' in pencil, stamped with title, date and copyright credit (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed exhibition labels (frame backing board)
    image: 117⁄8 x 117⁄8 in. (30.1 x 30.1 cm.)
    sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
    This work is number one from an edition of twenty.
    Provenance
    Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco;
    acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003.
    Literature
    The New Yorker, October, 1997, p. 69.
    John Lahr et al., Richard Avedon: Performance, Abrams, New York, 2008, p. 54.
    W.M. Hunt, The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the Unconscious, Aperture, New York, 2011, p. 320.
    Exhibited
    Arles, Recontres de la Photographie; Lausanne, Musée de l'Élysée; Amsterdam, FOAM Fotogafiemuseum, Sans Regard or No Eyes: Photographs from W.M. Hunt / Collection Dancing Bear, 2005-2007.
    Ocala, Appelton Museum of Fine Arts, The Unseen Eye: Photography from the Collection of W.M. Hunt, November 7, 2010–January 2, 2011.
    Rochester, George Eastman House, The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection, October 1, 2011–February 19, 2012.
    Portland, Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, The Unseen Eye, September 6–30, 2012.
    • Conditions of Sale
    • FAQs
    • This lot is offered by Christie's Inc
    Brought to you by
    Darius Himes
    A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.
    +1 212 636 2324

    Related Articles

    Sorry, we are unable to display this content. Please check your connection.
    More from
    The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection
    View All