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Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, for the End of the Game, June 1960
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PETER BEARD (B. 1938)
Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, for the End of the Game, June 1960
unique oversized gelatin silver print with blood and ink artwork, in original frame, printed 1997
signed, titled, dated in white ink (image, recto)
inscribed with quotes from Karen Blixen and Tertulian; initialed in ink (image, recto)
image 40½ x 60½in. (102.9 x 153.7cm.)
sheet 42 x 62¼in. (106.7 x 158.1cm.)
This work is unique.
Giraffes in mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, for the End of the Game, June 1960
unique oversized gelatin silver print with blood and ink artwork, in original frame, printed 1997
signed, titled, dated in white ink (image, recto)
inscribed with quotes from Karen Blixen and Tertulian; initialed in ink (image, recto)
image 40½ x 60½in. (102.9 x 153.7cm.)
sheet 42 x 62¼in. (106.7 x 158.1cm.)
This work is unique.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in 1997.
Literature
Peter Beard, Taschen, Cologne, 2008, pl. 257 (image only, not the specific artwork);
Peter Beard, The End of the Game, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1965, pp. 16-17 (image only, not the specific artwork).
Peter Beard, The End of the Game, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1965, pp. 16-17 (image only, not the specific artwork).
Brought to you by
Alexander Montague-Sparey
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