Lot 105
756 elephants on the TSAVO Border in "STARVO" / for The End of the Game / Last word from Paradise
Sold
£25,400
Est £15,000 - £25,000
Live Auction
PHOTOGRAPHS
ARTIST
Peter Beard
Size
Overall: 47 x 63 cm (18 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.) Frame: 63 x 79 cm (24 3/4 x 31 1/8 in.)
Description

Medium
Unique work, comprising a gelatin silver print with ink and collaged elements, executed later.
Signature
Signed, titled, dated and extensively annotated in ink on the recto; inscribed and annotated in pencil on the verso.
Provenance
Directly from the artist
Literature
J. Bowermaster, The Adventures and MisAdventures of Peter Beard in Africa, Boston: Bulfinch, 1993, pp. 38-39 (variant) P. Beard, The End of the Game, Cologne: Taschen, 2008, wraparound cover (variant) Peter Beard, Cologne: Taschen, 2013, pl. 13 (variant)