Peter Beard, Ape Skull from Rwanda

Photographed in 1984 and executed later.
gelatin silver print with blood and ink
23 3/4 x 19 in. (60.3 x 48.3 cm.)

Condition: This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet undulates throughout, most noticeably where it is hinged. There are scattered, minor hairline abrasions to the sheet, visible under raking light. There is a minor loss of dried blood to the upper left corner, visible upon close inspection and consistent with the artist's use of materials. The sheet is hinged at all sides to an archival rag mat. This work is framed under Plexiglas in a wood frame.

Provenance: Camera Work, Berlin
The Time is Always Now, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner