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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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Heart Attack CityPhillips · Apr 2018$603,000≈ £426,812≈ €490,085Sign up to see
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 ParadisePhillips · Oct 2019£212,500≈ $272,553≈ €245,388Sign up to see
Downwind on the Tiva Lugga, Tsavo North near KathamulaPhillips · May 2018£187,500≈ $252,956≈ €214,715Sign up to see

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Peter Beard, Buffalo Springs, Kenya, June, 1960, Unique Polaroid diptych with ink, paint and affixed gelatin silver prints, executed later — Buffalo Springs, Kenya, June, 1960
Phillips · May 16, 2019
£15,625Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Untitled, 1972-1984, Unique work, comprising gelatin silver and chromogenic prints and ink, executed later — Untitled, 1972-1984
Phillips · May 16, 2019
£12,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Maureen and a late-night feeder, 2:00am, Hog Ranch, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Maureen and a late-night feeder, 2:00am, Hog Ranch, 1987
Phillips · May 16, 2019
£17,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Picasso at Fréjus, 1964, Gelatin silver print with ink and paint, executed later — Picasso at Fréjus, 1964
Phillips · May 16, 2019
£3,750Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Tsavo East (early '60's), (as Brör Blixen knew it in the '20's + '30's), West of Daka Dima/ near the Tiva for The End of the Game/ Last Word from Paradise, 1960, Toned gelatin silver print with applied ink, paint and blood with affixed stamp, gelatin silver and chromogenic prints, executed later — Tsavo East (early '60's), (as Brör Blixen knew it in the '20's + '30's), West of Daka Dima/ near the Tiva for The End of the Game/ Last Word from Paradise, 1960
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$187,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Uganda, 1966, Gelatin silver print with ink and paint, executed 2006 — Uganda, 1966
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$15,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Two Diary Pages, April 7th and 8th, 1970 (from Pettiness and Futility), 1970, Gelatin silver print with ink and blood handwork on paper — Two Diary Pages, April 7th and 8th, 1970 (from Pettiness and Futility), 1970
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 18, 2018
$5,938Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert Kenya for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960, Gelatin silver print with applied blood, ink and affixed gelatin silver prints, executed later — Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert Kenya for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960
Phillips · Nov 1, 2018
£22,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Two Cheetahs hunting for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960, Gelatin silver print with ink and paint, executed later — Two Cheetahs hunting for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
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Peter Beard, Untitled, for the End of the Game, Last Word from Paradise, Tsavo, 1976, Gelatin silver print with ink, executed later — Untitled, for the End of the Game, Last Word from Paradise, Tsavo, 1976
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$13,750Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf, Kenya, 1965, Gelatin silver print with ink and paint, executed later — I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf, Kenya, 1965
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
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Peter Beard, Elephant reaching for the last branch on a tree, Kenya, 1960, Gelatin silver print with ink and blood, executed later — Elephant reaching for the last branch on a tree, Kenya, 1960
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$25,000Sign up free to see

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, blood and affixed gelatin silver print, executed later — Giraffes in Mirage on the Tara Desert Kenya for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$31,250Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, For The End of the Game, last word from paradise, 1962, gelatin silver print with ink — For The End of the Game, last word from paradise, 1962
Wright · Jul 19, 2018
$12,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Moite Bay, Lake Rudolf; hatching crocs, 1965, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — Moite Bay, Lake Rudolf; hatching crocs, 1965
Grisebach · May 30, 2018
€15,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, I‘ll write whenever I can..., 1965, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug. Mit Original-Zeichnungen von Kivoi Mathenge in Tusche, Bleistift, Aquarell und Tempera. Unikat — I‘ll write whenever I can..., 1965
Grisebach · May 30, 2018
€47,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Ahmed Diptych, 1968, Silbergelatineabzug, 2003/04. Mit Original-Zeichnungen von E Mwangi Kuria in Tusche, Aquarell und Tempera. Unikat — Ahmed Diptych, 1968
Grisebach · May 30, 2018
€62,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Magritte Rammé and World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 1976, Unique Polaroid print with ink and paint, executed later — Magritte Rammé and World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 1976
Phillips · May 18, 2018
£21,250Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Iman at Hoggers, Kenya, 1984-1985, Unique Polaroid print with ink and paint, executed later — Iman at Hoggers, Kenya, 1984-1985
Phillips · May 18, 2018
£13,750Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Fayel Tall at Loingalani, Lake Rudolf, Kenya, February, 1987, Unique Polaroid print with paint and ink, executed 2004 — Fayel Tall at Loingalani, Lake Rudolf, Kenya, February, 1987
Phillips · May 18, 2018
£11,250Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Andy Warhol at Home in Montauk, 1972, Unique Polaroid print with ink and paint, executed later — Andy Warhol at Home in Montauk, 1972
Phillips · May 18, 2018
£16,250Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Machine in the Garden, Tsavo, Kenya, 1972, Unique Polaroid print with ink and paint, executed later — Machine in the Garden, Tsavo, Kenya, 1972
Phillips · May 18, 2018
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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 2004 — Downwind on the Tiva Lugga, Tsavo North near Kathamula, 1965
Phillips · May 18, 2018
£187,500Sign up free to see

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 later — Heart Attack City, 1972
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$603,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Two Cheetahs hunting for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960, Gelatin silver print with ink, affixed feathers and gelatin silver prints, executed later — Two Cheetahs hunting for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1960
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$75,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Untitled (Elephants), n.d., Gelatin silver print with ink and affixed gelatin silver prints, executed later — Untitled (Elephants), n.d.
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
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Peter Beard, Reflections in Natural History, Moite Bay, Lake Rudolf, 1965, Gelatin silver print with ink, blood and affixed gelatin silver prints, executed later — Reflections in Natural History, Moite Bay, Lake Rudolf, 1965
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$68,750Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Orphaned Cheetah Cubs (Last Word from Paradise), Mweiga Park Headquarters, near Nyeri, Kenya, 1968 and Beside the carcass of a beast, 1909, One platinum print and one gelatin silver print with ink, pencil, paint and affixed gelatin silver prints, presented as a double-sided collage, executed later — Orphaned Cheetah Cubs (Last Word from Paradise), Mweiga Park Headquarters, near Nyeri, Kenya, 1968 and Beside the carcass of a beast, 1909
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$32,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Maureen Gallagher and a Late Night Feeder, Hog Ranch, 1987, Polaroid print with blood, executed later — Maureen Gallagher and a Late Night Feeder, Hog Ranch, 1987
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
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Peter Beard, Lolindo Lion Charge, 1964, Polaroid print with ink and blood, executed later — Lolindo Lion Charge, 1964
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$9,375Sign up free to see

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
Phillips · Nov 2, 2017
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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
Phillips · Nov 2, 2017
£2,500Sign up free to see

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
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$85,000Sign up free to see

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
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$8,125Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro, 1968, Gelatin silver print, executed later — Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro, 1968
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
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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
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
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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
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
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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
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$35,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Ape Skull from Rwanda, 1984, gelatin silver print with blood and ink — Ape Skull from Rwanda, 1984
Phillips · Sep 19, 2017
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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
Lempertz · May 31, 2017
€9,920Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Elephant tussle in the Aberdare Forest (from the series: The End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise), 1972, Toned gelatin silver print, printed later — Elephant tussle in the Aberdare Forest (from the series: The End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise), 1972
Lempertz · May 31, 2017
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Peter Beard, Lion Pride from The End of the Game, 1976, Gelatin silver print, executed later — Lion Pride from The End of the Game, 1976
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
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Peter Beard, Loliondo lion charge, 1964, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — Loliondo lion charge, 1964
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2016
€7,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Elephant Embryo, Uganda, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Elephant Embryo, Uganda, 1966
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
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Peter Beard, Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga National Park, Kenya for The End of the Game, 1968, Gelatin silver print, executed later — Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga National Park, Kenya for The End of the Game, 1968
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
$27,500Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Giraffes and Zebras, 1964, Gelatin silver print with watercolor and ink, executed 2010 — Giraffes and Zebras, 1964
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
$30,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, 756 elephants in misery-likes company formation, Tsavo during the die-off, 1972, Gelatin silver print with ink, executed later — 756 elephants in misery-likes company formation, Tsavo during the die-off, 1972
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
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Peter Beard, Lion Pride from The End of the Game, 1976, Gelatin silver print with ink, blood and affixed gelatin silver and Polaroid prints, executed later — Lion Pride from The End of the Game, 1976
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
$68,750Sign up free to see

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