Peter Beard Giraffes and Zebras

Peter Beard
1938 - 2020
Giraffes and Zebras

a unique object, mural-sized gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and annotated in ink and with photographs collaged on the image, annotated in ink and profusely illustrated with paint and coloured inks by the Hog Ranch Art Department on the image and in the margins, framed, 1964, executed in 2007
overall: 102 by 135.5 cm (40⅛ by 53⅜ in.)
frame: 115.6 by 149.5 cm (45½ by 58⅞ in.)

Condition Report:
Please note the colours and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

While this mural-sized unique photograph has not been examined out of its frame, it appears to be in generally excellent condition. As is common with Peter Beard's photographs as a result of his working process, there are stray ink and paint deposits, handling creases, deposits of retouching, and hairline surface scratches. The sheet is rippled overall and there few tiny tears at the margin edges.

The annotations on the image read: 'Wami Hill and Kapiti Plains / scene of Teddy Roosevelt's 1909 lion hunt with Philip Percival (of Blixen-Percival Safari) + R. J. Cunninghame [having arrived on the Lunatic Line (Mombosa Railroad) with F. C. Selous]. This scene 1964 / Peter Beard with Percival for The End of the Game, P. O. Box 4191 Nairobi'.

The annotation in the margin reads '(Embellished at the Hog Ranch art Dept.)'.

Provenance:
Peter Beard Studio, New York, 2009