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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, Happy Easter by Kivoi and Mwangi of Hog Ranch, 1965/1997, Mista sobre fotografia
    Happy Easter by Kivoi and Mwangi of Hog Ranch, 1965/1997
    Photograph
    120 x 160 cm
    Bolsa de Arte · · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$300,000–400,000View at Bolsa de Arte ↗
  2. Peter Beard, Cheetah Cubs at Mweiga nr. Nyeri, Kenya for The End of the Game, 1968, Gelatin silver print with ink, paint and blood, printed later
    Cheetah Cubs at Mweiga nr. Nyeri, Kenya for The End of the Game, 1968
    Photograph
    15 1/2 x 23 in. (39.4 x 58.4 cm) Overall 19 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (49.8 x 60 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 125
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Peter Beard, Tsavo north on the Athi Tiva, circa 150 lbs.- 160 lbs. Side bull elephant, February, 1965, Gelatin silver print with affixed chromogenic prints, printed later
    Tsavo north on the Athi Tiva, circa 150 lbs.- 160 lbs. Side bull elephant, February, 1965
    Photograph
    Overall 48 3/8 x 79 3/4 in. (122.9 x 202.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 127
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Peter Beard, Record-Class Leopard, 1968, Gelatin silver print with ink, paint, affixed gelatin silver prints and matchbox, printed later
    Record-Class Leopard, 1968
    Photograph
    Overall 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 in. (44 x 52 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 128
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Peter Beard, Maureen Gallagher and a Late Night Feeder, Hog Ranch, 1987, Gelatin silver print with paint and ink, printed later
    Maureen Gallagher and a Late Night Feeder, Hog Ranch, 1987
    Photograph
    36.3 x 50.5 cm (14 1/4 x 19 7/8 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 130
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Peter Beard, Loliondo, Lion charge, 1964, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Loliondo, Lion charge, 1964
    Photograph
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 251
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View 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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