Photographs
Photographs
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October 14, 01:33 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
PETER BEARD
b. 1938-2020
'LARGE MUGGER CROCODILE, CIRCA 15-16 FEET', UGANDA, 1966
Unique mural-sized silver print with white gouache, mounted to aluminium. Signed, inscribed 'Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about - His scales are his pride / shut up together a with a close seal... By his sneesings a light doth shine, & his eyes are like the Eyelids of Morning' and with a hand print in white gouache in the image and margins. Mounted and framed.
Overall frame 125 x 207.5 cm (49¼ x 81¾ in.)
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