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Peter Beard

Lot 39033

Elephant Bones, 1976

Gelatin silver print

9.25 x 13.5 in

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Lot 39033

Elephant Bones, 1976

Gelatin silver print

9,3 x 13,5 in

Estimate: US$ 800 - 1,200

€ 730 - 1,100

Auction: 3 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX

Auction: Oct 25, 2024

Auction number: 17203

Auction name: In Focus: Peter Beard Showcase Auction

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Lot Details

Overall very good condition. Slight curling to the sheet. Faint silver mirroring to extreme edges of the sheet. A few areas of retouching under closer inspection. Bumps to the corners. Sheet is loose, not framed.

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39003 New Year's Greetings Card, 1960s

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€ 270 - 460

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39006 Elephant. Kenya (5 works), 1990

5 gelatin silver prints. Each with cropping notations in ink in the margin; 3 with Peter Beard /Visions copyright credit and date stamps on the verso.

€ 910 - 1,400

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39007 Selected images, c. 1960s (25 works)

25 gelatin silver contact sheets (whole or partial.)

€ 1,800 - 2,700

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39008 Selected images and contact sheets, including "Maureen Gallagher and Night ...

11 gelatin silver prints and contact sheets; and 2 chromogenic prints.

€ 2,700 - 4,600

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39009 Karen Blixen (Contact sheet and 2 prints from the sitting,) December 3, 196...

Gelatin silver contact sheet and two prints.

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