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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, Lenana's Grave, 1990, gelatin silver print contact sheet, C-print and correction fluid collage — Lenana's Grave, 1990
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026
$3,072Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, 'To Herb [Ritts] from Driftwood Cove, Montauk Point, Long Island, with Donyale Luna', 1977, A unique collage comprising a gelatin silver print, fragment of a yellow glue tube, and hand-applied ink; signed — 'To Herb [Ritts] from Driftwood Cove, Montauk Point, Long Island, with Donyale Luna', 1977
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026
$6,400Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, 'Time is Now Country', c. 1996, photograph — 'Time is Now Country', c. 1996
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026
$2,240Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Stress & Density exhibition poster, 2000, offset lithograph in colors with ink, blood and photo collage elements — Stress & Density exhibition poster, 2000
Rago Auctions · Jun 9, 2026
$1,596Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, I'll write whenever I can', Kenia, Africa 1965, 1965, Gelatin silver print, toned, printed later on double-weight paper c — I'll write whenever I can', Kenia, Africa 1965, 1965
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€45,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Stress & Density exhibition poster, 2000, offset lithograph in colors with ink, blood and photo collage elements — Stress & Density exhibition poster, 2000
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026
$1,596Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Abu Camp & Jack’s Camp, photograph relates to Beard’s contribution to the 2009 Pirelli Calendar — Abu Camp & Jack’s Camp
Hessink's Auctions · Apr 14, 2026
€1,200Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga nr. Nyeri, 1968, Gelatin silver print, executed later — Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga nr. Nyeri, 1968
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$28,380Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, One year old Mt. gorilla in Rwanda (before the genocide) for The End of the Game, 1984, Platinum print, printed later by William Ingram — One year old Mt. gorilla in Rwanda (before the genocide) for The End of the Game, 1984
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$10,320Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, 'Giraffes in mirage on the Taru desert, Kenya, June 1960' (for 'The End of the Game'), 1960, Gelatin silver print — 'Giraffes in mirage on the Taru desert, Kenya, June 1960' (for 'The End of the Game'), 1960
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$30,720Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, 'Loliondo Lion Charge' (for 'The End of the Game'), 1964, Gelatin silver print — 'Loliondo Lion Charge' (for 'The End of the Game'), 1964
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$12,800Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Two Diary Pages, April 7th and 8th, 1970 (from Pettiness and Futility), gelatin silver print with ink and blood handwork on paper — Two Diary Pages, April 7th and 8th, 1970 (from Pettiness and Futility)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026
$5,544Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, 'San Quentin Summer (T.C. & Bobby Beausoleil)' (Truman Capote), 1972, Gelatin silver print — 'San Quentin Summer (T.C. & Bobby Beausoleil)' (Truman Capote), 1972
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$1,536Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Flattened vessel, Stoneware, mottled pale blue and white glazes with wave pattern decoration — Flattened vessel
Bonhams · Jan 21, 2026
£166Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Bull Eland Passing Elephants Digging for Water in the Tiva Dry River, 1965, Gelatinesilberabzug — Bull Eland Passing Elephants Digging for Water in the Tiva Dry River, 1965
Van Ham · Dec 3, 2025
€5,940Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, The End of the Game, 1979, Vintage. Bromgelatinesilberabzug auf Agfa — The End of the Game, 1979
Van Ham · Dec 3, 2025
€6,600Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Gorongosa Lion, Portuguese East Africa, 1955, unique work, comprising a chromogenic print with watercolour, tempera, ink and original drawings by the artist E. Mwangi Kuria of the Hog Ranch Art Department — Gorongosa Lion, Portuguese East Africa, 1955
Phillips · Dec 3, 2025
£96,750Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Tracking the Mt. Gorilla, Rwanda, 1984, Silbergelatineabzug mit Original-Einzeichnungen von Peter Beard in Tinte, 1998. Unikat — Tracking the Mt. Gorilla, Rwanda, 1984
Grisebach · Oct 19, 2025
€12,065Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Single Cheetah, 1960, unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with blood, watercolour, ink and affixed paper flower, pebble and photographs — Single Cheetah, 1960
Phillips · Oct 18, 2025
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Peter Beard, Wounded Lion @ Lariak Estate / Rumuruti Kenya, 1960, Unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with applied blood, paint, ink, glitter, affixed feather and photographs, executed later — Wounded Lion @ Lariak Estate / Rumuruti Kenya, 1960
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$129,000Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Serengeti Lion, 1976, Unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with applied blood, ink, and affixed photographs, executed 2006 — Serengeti Lion, 1976
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$54,180Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Time is Now Country, c. 1996, gelatin silver print and collage with catalog fragment, blood, ink and grease pencil — Time is Now Country, c. 1996
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025
$2,540Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Untitled (To Kitty and Jimmy @ Christmas), 1995, digital inkjet print — Untitled (To Kitty and Jimmy @ Christmas), 1995
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025
$1,080Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro/ for The End of the Game/ Last Word from Paradise, 1968, unique mural-sized work, comprising a toned gelatin silver print with blood, ink, watercolour, tempera paint, original drawings by the artists Kivoi Mathenge and E. Mwangi Kuria of the Hog Ranch Art Department, ephemera collage and affixed feathers and leaves, in the original driftwood frame — Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro/ for The End of the Game/ Last Word from Paradise, 1968
Phillips · Apr 10, 2025
£81,280Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Karen Blixen, Rungstedlund and Wamba Doorway, 1961-62, photograph — Karen Blixen, Rungstedlund and Wamba Doorway, 1961-62
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$12,800Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Elephant Embryo (from 'The End of the Game'), 1966, Gelatin silver print — Elephant Embryo (from 'The End of the Game'), 1966
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$3,072Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Loliondo Lion Charge from The End of the Game, 1964, Unique gelatin silver print with ink and paint, executed later — Loliondo Lion Charge from The End of the Game, 1964
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$30,480Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Giraffes on the Taru Desert, Kenya for The End of the Game, 1960, Unique gelatin silver print with ink and paint, executed later — Giraffes on the Taru Desert, Kenya for The End of the Game, 1960
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$27,940Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, SENZA TITOLO — SENZA TITOLO
Capitolium Art · Dec 19, 2024
€11,088Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, THE END OF THE GAME, (1997) — THE END OF THE GAME, (1997)
Capitolium Art · Dec 19, 2024
€9,348Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Female Gerenuk on the Tiva, Tsavo North, near Kathamula (before the die-off), February, 1965, Unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with blood, ink, affixed gelatin silver and chromogenic prints, snakeskins, a feather, newspaper clippings, stamps, a matchbox and a sticker, executed later and in the original driftwood frame — Female Gerenuk on the Tiva, Tsavo North, near Kathamula (before the die-off), February, 1965
Phillips · Nov 21, 2024
£107,950Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Margritte Rammé, Living Sculpture for "Tusk", 1976, Unique work, comprising a chromogenic print with blood, ink, affixed newspaper and magazine clippings, gelatin silver prints and a wrapper, executed 1994 — Margritte Rammé, Living Sculpture for "Tusk", 1976
Phillips · Nov 21, 2024
£16,510Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Orphaned cheetah cubs at Mweiga near Nyeri for The End of the Game / Last word from Paradise, 1968, Unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with ink, a leaf and a feather, executed later — Orphaned cheetah cubs at Mweiga near Nyeri for The End of the Game / Last word from Paradise, 1968
Phillips · Nov 21, 2024
£52,070Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Spitting Cobra, Tsavo, June, 1960, Unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with ink, paint and a feather, executed later — Spitting Cobra, Tsavo, June, 1960
Phillips · Nov 21, 2024
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Peter Beard, I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf, Kenya, 1965, Unique Polaroid print with ink, executed later — I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf, Kenya, 1965
Phillips · Nov 21, 2024
£8,255Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Fayel Tall, 1998, gelatin silver print with hand-painting — Fayel Tall, 1998
Rago Auctions · Oct 25, 2024
$44,100Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Giant Forest Hog, Aberdares, 1983, gelatin silver print — Giant Forest Hog, Aberdares, 1983
Rago Auctions · Oct 25, 2024
$3,780Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, ROOM 07 GRAND HOTEL MILAN, 1997 — ROOM 07 GRAND HOTEL MILAN, 1997
Capitolium Art · May 27, 2024
€8,064Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, 756 elephants on the TSAVO Border in "STARVO" / for The End of the Game / Last word from Paradise, 1976, Unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with ink and collaged elements, executed later — 756 elephants on the TSAVO Border in "STARVO" / for The End of the Game / Last word from Paradise, 1976
Phillips · Nov 21, 2023
£25,400Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Boran Woman, Marsabit Hospital, Kenya, 1968, Gelatin silver print from Camera Work Portfolio , printed 1998 — Boran Woman, Marsabit Hospital, Kenya, 1968
Phillips · Nov 21, 2023
£10,795Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Ele Portfolio, 1965-1984, New York: Peter Beard Studio, 2008. Fifteen selenium toned gelatin silver prints, printed by Steve Rifkin — Ele Portfolio, 1965-1984
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$88,900Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Francis Bacon, 1973, Gelatin silver print — Francis Bacon, 1973
Bonhams · Aug 29, 2023
$1,088Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, SUNSET Pigment, Print Mixed Media — SUNSET Pigment
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 20, 2023
$1,920Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June, 1960, Iris print, printed later — Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, June, 1960
Phillips · May 19, 2023
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Peter Beard, Agnes of El Molo Bay, Loyangalani, Lake Rudolf, 1968, Unique Polaroid print with ink and paint, executed later — Agnes of El Molo Bay, Loyangalani, Lake Rudolf, 1968
Phillips · May 19, 2023
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Peter Beard, Ode to the Peace Corpse, Alia Bay, Lake Rudolf, 1965, Unique Polaroid print with ink and paint, executed later — Ode to the Peace Corpse, Alia Bay, Lake Rudolf, 1965
Phillips · May 19, 2023
£4,064Sign up free to see

Peter Beard, Lion Kill, Ol Loitokitok, Tanganyika, June, 1960, Unique Polaroid print with ink and paint, executed later — Lion Kill, Ol Loitokitok, Tanganyika, June, 1960
Phillips · May 19, 2023
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Peter Beard, Elephants Memory, Marsabit, Kenya N.F.D., 1972, Gelatin silver print with applied watercolor, tempera paint, and original drawings by the artist E. Mwangi Kuria of the Hog Ranch Art Department, executed later — Elephants Memory, Marsabit, Kenya N.F.D., 1972
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$107,950Sign up free to see

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