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Ape Skull from Rwanda by Peter Beard, 1984, gelatin silver print with blood and ink, sold Sep 2017© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Ape Skull from Rwanda

Peter Beard (1938–2020) · 1984

$10,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £7,402≈ €8,353

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Medium
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As published: “gelatin silver print with blood and ink”
Edition
EA
Signed / inscribed
Signed, titled, inscribed and dated "ape skull from Rwanda 1984 smuggled out through the Congo by Cossna for Irving Penn on request via Cottars Camp (MARRA) nai
Category
Photographs
Dimensions
23 3/4 x 19 in. (60.3 x 48.3 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
New Now: The Katayama Collection (NY011017)
Date
September 19, 2017
Location
New York
Lot
52
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000 (≈ £3,701 – £5,182) (≈ €4,176 – €5,847)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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