'Cheetah Orphans in Mweiga near Nyeri', Peter Beard
Peter Beard
1938-2020
'Cheetah Orphans in Mweiga near Nyeri'
gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and annotated 'for The End of the Game / Last Word from Paradise / Box 47616 Nairobi' in blue ink on the image, framed, 1968, printed in the 1990s; accompanied by a The Time is Always Now label (2)
image: 15 ¼ by 22 ¼ in. (38.7 by 56.5 cm.)
frame: 23 ¼ by 30 ¼ in. (59.1 by 76.8 cm.)
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings. This photograph is in generally very good condition. Upon very close examination, an extremely faint yellowed area is visible in the upper left quadrant, in the sky area. When examined in raking light, the following are visible: 2 sharp creases in the right portion which do not appear to break the emulsion; and a few deposits of original retouching. There are 2 thin, faint stray graphite marks in the white sky area. The left and right margin edges are gently rippled. There is some minor soiling in the lower margin. '2' is written in an unidentified hand in ink in the lower right margin corner. On the reverse is some minor soiling. There are hinge remnants along the upper edge. Accompanying this photograph is a fragment of the original paper frame-backing with The Time is Always Now gallery label.
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Peter Beard
1938-2020
'Cheetah Orphans in Mweiga near Nyeri'
gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and annotated 'for The End of the Game / Last Word from Paradise / Box 47616 Nairobi' in blue ink on the image, framed, 1968, printed in the 1990s; accompanied by a The Time is Always Now label (2)
image: 15 ¼ by 22 ¼ in. (38.7 by 56.5 cm.)
frame: 23 ¼ by 30 ¼ in. (59.1 by 76.8 cm.)
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings. This photograph is in generally very good condition. Upon very close examination, an extremely faint yellowed area is visible in the upper left quadrant, in the sky area. When examined in raking light, the following are visible: 2 sharp creases in the right portion which do not appear to break the emulsion; and a few deposits of original retouching. There are 2 thin, faint stray graphite marks in the white sky area. The left and right margin edges are gently rippled. There is some minor soiling in the lower margin. '2' is written in an unidentified hand in ink in the lower right margin corner. On the reverse is some minor soiling. There are hinge remnants along the upper edge. Accompanying this photograph is a fragment of the original paper frame-backing with The Time is Always Now gallery label.
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