Peter Beard

a unique object, 2 overlapping chromogenic prints of Diary Pages, signed, dated, and annotated 'Bacon's Glove - allergic to his paints - 7 Reese Mews, Lon. SW7' in white ink, with blood, ink, and collage, including Painting Rags, Photographs of Africa, and Rhinoceros Attack, mounted, framed, 1994 (Peter Beard, Vol. I, pp.115-16, detail of variant)

These prints, mounted on a brown board backing and with blood, ink, and collage, have not been examined out of their frame, but appear to be in very good condition. The collage elements are as follows: 3 painting rags 9 images of camerman Terry Mathews being attacked by a rhinoceros while filming ABC television special, 'Last Word from Paradise: With Peter Beard in Africa,' each 4 1/2-by-6 1/2 inches Photographs of Beard's images of Africa, each one-by-1 1/2 inches a small feather newspaper clippings of a bullfighter, a woman in the water with a life preserver, a boxing match ticket with red numbers 16643
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