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Peter Beard
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Peter Beard
- 'WORLD RECORD CLASS BLACK RHINO (CIRCA 47"), ABERDARE FOREST, C. 8000'
- gelatin silver print
mural-sized, signed, titled, dated, and annotated in ink on the image, framed, 1972, printed later (Taschen, Vol. I, p. 229; Beyond the End of the World, unpaginated; Adventures and Misadventures, p. 56)
Condition
This large print has not been viewed out of its frame. It appears to be in generally excellent condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The annotation reads,
'I was up at a great height, upon the roof of the world, a small figure in the tremendous retort of earth and air yet one with it; I did not know that I was at the height and upon the roof of my own life (Karen Blixen from Out of Africa).'