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Christopher Killip

Lot 73022
Girl Collecting Money for Guy Fawkes Day, Gateshead, Tyneside, England, 1979
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1979. Signed and dated in pencil, verso.

11 x 13.65 in
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Lot 73022
Girl Collecting Money for Guy Fawkes Day, Gateshead, Tyneside, England, 1979
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1979. Signed and dated in pencil, verso.
11,0 x 13,7 in
Estimate: US$ 5,000 - 7,000
€ 4,600 - 6,400
Auction: tomorrow

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Nov 25, 2024
Auction number: 8218
Auction name: Photographs from the Collection of Eric Franck Signature® Auction
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Christopher Killip (British, 1946) Girl Collecting Money for Guy Fawkes Day, Gateshead, Tyneside, 1979 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1979. Signed in pencil, verso. image: 11 x 13-5/8 inches (27.9 x 34.7 cm) sheet: 15 x 19 inches PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist. LITERATURE: G. Badger, Chris Killip, London, Phaidon 55, 2001, np. Guy Fawkes Day, also known as Bonfire Night, takes places each year in the UK (also, more recently, in Canada and Australia) on November 5 to commemorate the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which Guy Fawkes and fellow Catholic co-conspirators plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. The plot was discovered before it could be carried out, however, and Fawkes and company were duly arrested and executed. The day is celebrated with bonfires (on which an effigy of Fawkes is usually burned,) and fireworks. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Acquired directly from the artist.
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with margins. Tiny nick, lower margin edge towards left hand corner, not affecting the image. A beautiful print of Killip's touching image, in very good condition. Loose print, sold unmatted and unframed.
Lot Details
Christopher Killip (British, 1946) Girl Collecting Money for Guy Fawkes Day, Gateshead, Tyneside, 1979 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1979. Signed in pencil, verso. image: 11 x 13-5/8 inches (27.9 x 34.7 cm) sheet: 15 x 19 inches PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist. LITERATURE: G. Badger, Chris Killip, London, Phaidon 55, 2001, np. Guy Fawkes Day, also known as Bonfire Night, takes places each year in the UK (also, more recently, in Canada and Australia) on November 5 to commemorate the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which Guy Fawkes and fellow Catholic co-conspirators plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. The plot was discovered before it could be carried out, however, and Fawkes and company were duly arrested and executed. The day is celebrated with bonfires (on which an effigy of Fawkes is usually burned,) and fireworks. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Acquired directly from the artist.
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with margins. Tiny nick, lower margin edge towards left hand corner, not affecting the image. A beautiful print of Killip's touching image, in very good condition. Loose print, sold unmatted and unframed.
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