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Peter Beard

American · 1938–2020 · Photographer

Peter Hill Beard was an American artist, photographer, diarist, and writer. He lived and worked in New York City, Montauk, Long Island and Kenya. His photographs of Africa,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Peter Beard, Heart Attack City, 1972, Gelatin silver print with ink, blood, feathers, affixed gelatin silver prints and watercolor drawings by the Hog Ranch Art Department, executed laterHeart Attack CityPhillips · $603,000≈ £426,812≈ €490,085Sign up to see
  2. Peter Beard, 756 elephants in a “misery likes company” formation / destroyed social units from starvation / exceeding carrying capacity / over-population / + mismanagement / TSAVO / @ the Mkomazi border / for The End of the Game / last word from Paradise, 1976, Unique work, comprising gelatin silver print with ink, blood and affixed gelatin silver prints, executed later756 elephants in a “misery likes company” formation / destroyed social units from starvation / exceeding carrying capacity / over-population / + mismanagement / TSAVO / @ the Mkomazi border / for The End of the Game / last word from ParadisePhillips · £212,500≈ $272,553≈ €245,388Sign up to see
  3. Peter Beard, Downwind on the Tiva Lugga, Tsavo North near Kathamula, 1965, Unique mural-sized work, comprising gelatin silver print with ink and affixed gelatin silver, chromogenic, and Polaroid prints, with a feather, a sticker and a photocopied drawing, executed 2004Downwind on the Tiva Lugga, Tsavo North near KathamulaPhillips · £187,500≈ $252,956≈ €214,715Sign up to see

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  1. Peter Beard, Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river, February, 1965, Gelatin silver print with watercolour paint and ink, executed later
    Large tusker (c. 150 lbs per side), Tsavo North, near hunting block 33/ Ithumber Hill on the Athi-Tiva dry river, February, 1965
    Photograph
    Image: 38.1 x 56.6 cm (15 x 22 1/4 in.) Sheet: 50.5 x 60.3 cm (19 7/8 x 23 3/4 in.) Frame: 61.3 x 71.7 cm (24 1/8 x 28 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    £25,000≈ $32,825≈ €28,188Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Peter Beard, Peter Beard, New York: Taschen, 2006. Hardcover book contained within a maroon clamshell box, accompanied by a second Taschen volume and presented within a wooden box with wooden book stand
    Peter Beard
    New York: Taschen, 2006. Hardcover book contained within a maroon clamshell box, accompanied by a second Taschen volume and presented within a wooden box with wooden book stand
    Book: 34.6 x 50.8 x 7.4 cm (13 5/8 x 20 x 2 7/8 in.) Stand: 25 x 54.3 x 7.4 cm (9 7/8 x 21 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 96
    £2,500≈ $3,283≈ €2,819Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Peter Beard, Orphaned Cheetah Cubs (Last Word from Paradise), Mweiga Park Headquarters, near Nyeri, Kenya, 1968, Gelatin silver print with ink, affixed snakeskin and gelatin silver print, executed later
    Orphaned Cheetah Cubs (Last Word from Paradise), Mweiga Park Headquarters, near Nyeri, Kenya, 1968
    Photograph
    49 1/4 x 146 in. (125.1 x 370.8 cm) Overall 53 3/4 x 150 5/8 in. (136.5 x 382.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 348
    $85,000≈ £64,219≈ €72,322Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Peter Beard, Two Cheetahs hunting for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960, Gelatin silver print, executed later
    Two Cheetahs hunting for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960
    Photograph
    6 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (15.9 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 353
    $8,125≈ £6,139≈ €6,913Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Peter Beard, Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro, 1968, Gelatin silver print, executed later
    Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro, 1968
    Photograph
    12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (31.1 x 47.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 354
    $17,500≈ £13,222≈ €14,890Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Peter Beard, Lion Pride at Ndutu/Southern Serengeti for the End of the Game, 1976, Gelatin silver print with ink and blood, executed later
    Lion Pride at Ndutu/Southern Serengeti for the End of the Game, 1976
    Photograph
    14 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (37.5 x 56.5 cm) Overall 20 x 23 3/4 in. (50.8 x 60.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 355
    $60,000≈ £45,331≈ €51,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Peter Beard, Giraffes in Mirage on the Tara Desert Kenya for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960, Gelatin silver print with ink, executed later
    Giraffes in Mirage on the Tara Desert Kenya for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960
    Photograph
    6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 356
    $12,500≈ £9,444≈ €10,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Peter Beard, Cheetah Cubs in Mweiga in Nyeri for the End of the Game, 1968, Gelatin silver print with ink, executed later
    Cheetah Cubs in Mweiga in Nyeri for the End of the Game, 1968
    Photograph
    6 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. (15.9 x 23.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 357
    $35,000≈ £26,443≈ €29,780Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Peter Beard, Ape Skull from Rwanda, 1984, gelatin silver print with blood and ink
    Ape Skull from Rwanda, 1984
    Photograph · ed. EA
    23 3/4 x 19 in. (60.3 x 48.3 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 52
    $10,000≈ £7,402≈ €8,353Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Peter Beard, Loliondo Lion Charge (from the series: The End of the Game), 1964, Toned and hand-colored gelatin silver print, printed later
    Loliondo Lion Charge (from the series: The End of the Game), 1964
    Photograph
    20 x 25.1 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 143
    €9,920≈ $11,131≈ £8,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
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