Peter Beard
Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, near Nyeri, Kenya, March 1968
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art, Lot 190
10.Okt - 10.Okt.2017
Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art, Lot 190
10.Okt - 10.Okt.2017
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 672.500 USD
Price realised: 672.500 USD
Description
gelatin silver print with archival pigment print collage, paper ephemera, watercolor, gouache and colored inks, printed later
signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Embellished by the Hog Ranch art. Dept./ by world artist Solomon Wamisigo/ and Esta Njoki' in ink (recto); stamped photographer's studio credit (verso)
image: 40 1/4 x 59 1/2 in. (102.2 x 151.1 cm.)
sheet: 48 1/2 x 67 1/2 in. (123.2 x 171.5 cm.)
This is a unique work.
Peter Beard Studio, New York; | acquired from the above.
signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Embellished by the Hog Ranch art. Dept./ by world artist Solomon Wamisigo/ and Esta Njoki' in ink (recto); stamped photographer's studio credit (verso)
image: 40 1/4 x 59 1/2 in. (102.2 x 151.1 cm.)
sheet: 48 1/2 x 67 1/2 in. (123.2 x 171.5 cm.)
This is a unique work.
Peter Beard Studio, New York; | acquired from the above.
A top price for Peter Beard
The work Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, near Nyeri, Kenya, March 1968 by Peter Beard was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2017. It achieved a price of USD 672,500.00 (€ 577,352.34), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. With this result, Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, near Nyeri, Kenya, March 1968 is even the most expensive work of art by Peter Beard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Beard
Die Arbeit Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, near Nyeri, Kenya, March 1968 von Peter Beard kam im Oktober 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 672.500,00 (€ 577.352,34) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, near Nyeri, Kenya, March 1968 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Peter Beard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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