Contemporary Photographs
Contemporary Photographs
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ | R2-D2, PINEWOOD STUDIOS, LONDON
Auction Closed
September 27, 03:27 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
B. 1949
R2-D2, PINEWOOD STUDIOS, LONDON
mural-sized archival pigment print, with edition '5/10' in pencil on the reverse, 2002, printed in 2010; accompanied by the photographer's 'The Master Set' label, signed in ink (2)
37 by 45½ in. (94 by 116 cm.)
'Love In A Distant Galaxy,' Vanity Fair, March 2002, pp. 200-1
Annie Leibovitz, A Photographer’s Life 1990-2005 (New York, 2006), unpaginated
Leibovitz's photograph of R2-D2 on the set of Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones, appeared in the June 2005 issue of Vanity Fair. Here, R2-D2 is shown within its shipping crate. A diary of the droid's landmark moments appears on the inside of the crate door, including its date of creation, various photo-shoots and television appearances, and filming locations.