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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, Boran Woman, Marsabit Hospital, Kenya, 1962, Gelatin silver print with ink, executed later
    Boran Woman, Marsabit Hospital, Kenya, 1962
    Photograph
    49 x 33.1 cm (19 1/4 x 13 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 71
    £11,250≈ $14,329≈ €12,317Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Peter Beard, Maureen and a late-night feeder, 2:00 am, Hog Ranch, 1987, Gelatin silver print with paint, executed later
    Maureen and a late-night feeder, 2:00 am, Hog Ranch, 1987
    Photograph
    31.6 x 46.8 cm (12 1/2 x 18 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 72
    £47,500≈ $60,501≈ €52,003Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Peter Beard, Mick Jagger at Madison Square Garden (after Montauk Point), July, 1972, Unique work, comprising gelatin silver print with ink, paint, blood and affixed gelatin silver prints, a Rolling Stones world tour VIP patch and a key, executed later
    Mick Jagger at Madison Square Garden (after Montauk Point), July, 1972
    Photograph
    58 x 39 cm (22 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 73
    £47,500≈ $60,501≈ €52,003Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Peter Beard, 756 elephants / Tsavo at the Mkomazi Border 1976 for The End of the Game / Last word from Paradise / …Destroyed social units in misery-likes company formation; Suffering over population, stress, heart disease, constipation + MISMANAGEMENT / (35,000-40,000 would die in this wasteland), 1976, Toned gelatin silver print with ink, blood and affixed snake skin, executed later
    756 elephants / Tsavo at the Mkomazi Border 1976 for The End of the Game / Last word from Paradise / …Destroyed social units in misery-likes company formation; Suffering over population, stress, heart disease, constipation + MISMANAGEMENT / (35,000-40,000 would die in this wasteland), 1976
    Photograph
    Sheet: 79.4 x 105.4 cm (31 1/4 x 41 1/2 in.) Frame: 102 x 128 cm (40 1/8 x 50 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 74
    £100,000≈ $127,370≈ €109,481Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Peter Beard, Loliondo Lion Charge, 1964, Polaroid print with ink, paint and metallic paint, executed later
    Loliondo Lion Charge, 1964
    Photograph
    4 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (10.5 x 14.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 194
    $13,750≈ £10,916≈ €12,137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $11,500–12,500View at Phillips ↗
  6. Peter Beard, Tsavo, July, 1960, Polaroid print with ink, paint and metallic paint, executed later
    Tsavo, July, 1960
    Photograph
    4 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (10.5 x 14.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 195
    $11,250≈ £8,931≈ €9,930Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Peter Beard, Ruhuti Valley (Aberdare Forest, Kenya), record-class rhino [circa 47"] for The End of the Game, 1972, Gelatin silver print with ink, affixed gelatin silver prints, chromogenic prints, Polaroid prints, magazine images, a fountain pen nib and applied blood, executed later
    Ruhuti Valley (Aberdare Forest, Kenya), record-class rhino [circa 47"] for The End of the Game, 1972
    Photograph
    52 1/2 x 72 in. (133.4 x 182.9 cm) Overall 57 1/2 x 77 in. (146.1 x 195.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 196
    $162,500≈ £129,009≈ €143,437Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Peter Beard, Elephant and Kilimanjaro, 1984, Silbergelatineabzug. Collage aus Fotografien und Zeitungspapier, mit Blut und blauer Farbe bearbeitet, 2005
    Elephant and Kilimanjaro, 1984
    Photograph
    40,5 × 60,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 19
    €150,000≈ $170,130≈ £134,479Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–150,000View at Grisebach ↗
  9. Peter Beard, Andy Warhol for his Birthday, 1975, Silbergelatineabzug mit Papier-Collage und Original-Zeichnungen in Tusche, Aquarell und Tempera, 2006. Unikat
    Andy Warhol for his Birthday, 1975
    Photograph
    60,4 × 50,4 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2049
    €25,000≈ $28,355≈ £22,413Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–25,000View at Grisebach ↗
  10. 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 later
    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
    Photograph
    Sheet: 105 x 175 cm (41 3/8 x 68 7/8 in.) Frame: 134 x 204 cm (52 3/4 x 80 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    £212,500≈ $272,553≈ €245,388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Peter Beard

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, African animals and the journals that often integrated his photographs, have been widely shown and published since the 1960s.

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