Peter Beard

a unique object, signed, dated, and extensively annotated in red ink, illustration in colored inks and gouache, and with collaged photography on the image, the photographer's 'The Time is Always Now' copyright/reproduction rights stamp, and a 'The Time is Always Now' label on the reverse, framed, 1987, printed later

Kennedy Boesky Photographs, New York, 2002

This unique object is impressive for the care taken with embellishment and prolific illustration. It is in generally excellent condition. Deposits of retouching and several unobtrusive creases and soft impressions are visible only in raking light. The print is trimmed to the image and the edges are inked. The edges and corners are bumped, with some minor chipping. There is a 1/2-inch tear to the left edge which extends slightly into the image. There are stray paint and ink deposits overall on the reverse. There are abrasions, tape remnants, and tacky remnants on the reverse. 'F-591' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil. The annotations on the image are as follows: 'Loingalani, Lake Rudolph Feb. 1987 for abe Last Word from Paradise P. B.' '"starvo" '72 PB' '"as lovely as a show at sea thy young beauty is to me - Tall, with all the gerenuk's grace A daughter of the Darod race. Black hair, fine gossamer thread Eyes that speak of things unsaid, High cheek bones with straight nose, & of thy mouth - the desert rose from The End of the Game "the shag and the greater shag" Peter Beard Hog Ranch Box 47616 Nairobi' 'Lake Rudolf '65'
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