Peter Beard

I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf

1965
Gelatin silver print with ink, paint, drawings by the artists Kivoi Mathenge and E. Mwangi Kuria and an affixed empty cigarette pack, printed 1998.
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
Signed, titled, dated and annotated in ink on the recto; signed and annotated ‘Hog Ranch’ three times by Mathenge and Kuria in ink on the recto.

Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000

Sold for $40,000

Contact Specialist
Vanessa Kramer Hallett
Worldwide Head of Photographs
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Photographs

3 April 2013
New York

166
André Kertész
Chez Mondrian
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,000
167
André Kertész
Martinique, January 1
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
168
André Kertész
Self-portrait with chat noir, Paris
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
169
André Kertész
Sidewalk, Paris
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,750
170
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
Self-Portrait Standing in Dark Room
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
171
Arnold Newman
Alfred Stieglitz & Georgia O'Keeffe, An American Place
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,750
172
Julia Margaret Cameron
Guinevere
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
173
Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Self-portrait in Moscow
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,750
174
Alexander Rodchenko
Rhythmic gymnastics on Red Square
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
175
Man Ray
Countess Celani at the Bal Blanc
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $31,250
176
Paul Outerbridge, Jr.
Pail on Ladder (Wash Bucket)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
177
Edward Steichen
Diagram of Doom - 2
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $122,500
178
Constantin Brancusi
L’oiseau dans l’espace avec l'ombre de la fenêtre (Bird in Space)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $110,500
179
Hans Bellmer
Les jeux de la poupée (The Games of the Doll)
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $110,500
180
Aaron Siskind
Selected Images from Artists’ Sessions at 'Studio 35'
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
181
Robert Frank
Willem de Kooning, New York, NY
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $12,500
182
Robert Frank
Mary
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $27,500
183
Richard Avedon
June Leaf, sculptress, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia, July 17
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
184
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Matisse, Vence, France
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
185
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Atelier de Pablo Picasso, rue des Grands-Augustins, Paris
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
186
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Alicante, Spain
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,125
187
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Siphnos, Greece
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
188
Paul Strand
Boy, Hidalgo, Mexico
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
189
Elliott Erwitt
Hoboken, New Jersey
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
190
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Drum Major at the University of Michigan
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
191
Jacques Henri Lartigue
Untitled (Tennis Player)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
192
Edward Steichen
The George Washington Bridge
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
193
Ansel Adams
Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
194
Edward Weston
Nautilus Shell
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
195
Frank Horvat
Givenchy Hat A, Paris
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,750
196
Horst P. Horst
Lisa on Silk I, N.Y.
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
197
Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Nude in the Water
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,375
198
Horst P. Horst
Lisa with Harp, Paris
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,250
199
Horst P. Horst
Round the Clock I, New York
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
200
Ruth Orkin
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
201
Bert Stern
The Marilyn Monroe Portfolio
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $17,500
202
Ormond Gigli
Girls in the Windows, New York City
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
203
Norman Parkinson
Wenda, Rotten Row, Hyde Park
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,125
204
Barry Lategan
Twiggy
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,500
205
Irving Penn
Poppy: Showgirl, New York
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $134,500
206
Lee Friedlander
Galax, Virginia
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
207
Lee Friedlander
Baltimore, Maryland
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
208
Diane Arbus
A Flower Girl at a Wedding, Conn.
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
209
Diane Arbus
Lady bartender at home with a souvenir dog, New Orleans
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $27,500
210
Diane Arbus
Triplets in their bedroom, N.J.
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
211
Lee Friedlander
Garry Winogrand
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,500
212
Garry Winogrand
Untitled
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,500
213
Garry Winogrand
Untitled from Women are Beautiful
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,625
214
Harry Callahan
Facade with tree, Chicago
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $18,750
215
Robert Adams
New Housing, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,000
216
Francesca Woodman
Rome
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,125
217
Yousuf Karsh
Muhammad Ali
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
218
Irving Penn
Leontyne Price, New York, November 6
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
219
Annie Leibovitz
Twyla Tharp, New York City
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $9,375
220
Ernst Haas
Marlboro Man
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $17,000
221
Ernst Haas
Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,625
222
David Hockney
My Mother, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, November
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,875
223
Joel Sternfeld
Motorcyclists, Portland, Maine, August
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,125
224
William Eggleston
East Memphis
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $30,000
225
Robert Mapplethorpe
Rose
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,750
226
Robert Mapplethorpe
Orchid
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
227
Horst P. Horst
Peony in Blue Vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $23,750
228
Robert Mapplethorpe
Lisa Lyon
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
229
Robert Mapplethorpe
Self portrait
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $32,500
230
Robert Mapplethorpe
Lisa Lyon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,000
231
Robert Mapplethorpe
Flower Arrangement
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
232
Robert Mapplethorpe
Silver Dollar
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
233
Robert Mapplethorpe
Lisa Lyon
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
234
Larry Clark
Untitled from Teenage Lust
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
235
Albert Watson
Pamela Anderson
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,875
236
Andy Warhol
Diana Ross
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
237
Andy Warhol
Debbie Harry
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,875
238
Helmut Newton
Woman Observing Man, Saint-Tropez
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $74,500
239
Helmut Newton
Shoe, Monte Carlo
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $30,000
240
Helmut Newton
Two pairs of legs in black stockings, Paris
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,250
241
Herb Ritts
Duo IV, Mexico
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
242
Helmut Newton
Office Love, Paris
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000
243
Ken Probst
Tattooed Twins, San Diego
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,375
244
Helmut Newton
Robyn & Nina modeling Thierry Mugler Maillots, Acapulco
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,500
245
Peter Beard
Lion Pride/ Southern Serengeti, nr. Ndutu for The End of the Game
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
246
Peter Beard
Cheetah cubs orphaned at Mweiga nr. Nyeri for The End of the Game
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $32,500
247
Peter Beard
I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,000
248
Peter Beard
Machine in the garden, Tsavo, Kenya
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,250
249
Nick Brandt
Elephants on the Move
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
250
Nick Brandt
Lion Under Leaning Tree
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
251
Peter Beard
Loliondo, Lion charge
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
252
Irving Penn
New Guinea Man and Child with White Faces
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,000
253
Irving Penn
Two Nepal Women With Nose Rings, Nepal
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
254
Seydou Keïta
A Young Girl Wearing a 'Robe Samba' dress
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,000
255
Irving Penn
Nicole Kidman in an Olivier Theyskens Design for Rochas, New York, July 13
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
256
Irving Penn
Woman in Palace, Marrakech, Morocco (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $122,500
257
Robert ParkeHarrison
Airway
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
258
Dennis Oppenheim
Rocked Circle - Fear
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,125
259
Sophie Calle
Les Tombes (Father, Mother, Brother)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,000
260
Irving Penn
Underfoot XXXI (New York, Aug - Sept)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,000
261
Sally Mann
Vinland
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $23,750
262
Sally Mann
Jessie at 5
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $15,000
263
Albert Watson
Kate Moss, Marrakech
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,000
264
Andreas Gefeller
Ohne Titel (Lose), Düsseldorf
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $15,000
265
Adi Nes
Untitled from The Soldiers
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $18,750
266
Ori Gersht
Untitled I from Elephant
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,000
267
Barry Frydlender
Pitzutziya
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $110,500
268
Steve McCurry
Boy in Mid-Flight, Jodhpur, India
Estimate $5,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,250
269
Sebastião Salgado
Serra Pelada, Brazilian gold mine
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,500
270
Steve McCurry
Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,250
271
Sebastião Salgado
Iceberg Between the Paulet Islands and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $50,000
272
Edward Burtynsky
Rock of Ages # 22, Abandoned Section, Wells-Lamson Quarry, Barre, Vermont
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
273
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Ligurian Sea, Frumura
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,000
274
Richard Misrach
Untitled #591-04
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $98,500
275
David LaChapelle
Amanda Lepore: Addicted to Diamonds, New York
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,500
276
David LaChapelle
Cathedral, Los Angeles
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
277
Erwin Olaf
The Hallway from Hope
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $21,250
278
Erwin Olaf
The Boxing School from Hope
Estimate $9,000 - 12,000
279
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
W, September, no. 2 from Stranger in Paradise
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
280
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Juliet Ms. Muse
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
281
Nobuyoshi Araki
Red Kimono
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
282
Gavin Bond
Redemption
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
283
Nan Goldin
Yogo in the Mirror, Bangkok, Second Tip bar
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
284
Nazif Topçuoglu
Stigma
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,750
285
Shirin Neshat
I am Its Secret
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,500
286
Ahmet Ertuğ
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
287
Thomas Struth
Paradise 14 Yakushima, Japan
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $62,500
288
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Pacific Ocean, Maui
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
289
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Rockefeller Center
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
290
Adam Fuss
Untitled from Details of Love
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
291
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Joe #2134
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $170,500
292
Robert Polidori
Le Serment du Jeu de Paume, Attique de Chimay, Château de Versailles
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,000
293
Desirée Dolron
Cerca Trocadero
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
294
Candida Höfer
Narodni Knihovna Praha VIII
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
295
Wolfgang Tillmans
Selected images
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,500
296
Elger Esser
Saida II, Lebanon
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $37,500
297
Gabriel Orozco
Shower Head
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $25,000
298
Nikki S. Lee
The Schoolgirls Project (19)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
299
Yasumasa Morimura
To my little sister for Cindy Sherman
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000
300
Cindy Sherman
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
301
Massimo Vitali
A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $40,000
302
Massimo Vitali
Cagliari Dance
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,000
303
Rineke Dijkstra
Hilton Head Island, S.C., June 27
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
304
Rineke Dijkstra
Almerisa Wormer, The Netherlands, June 23
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,000
305
Sandy Skoglund
The Green House
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $23,750
306
Loretta Lux
Study of a Boy
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $16,250

Photographs

3 April 2013 New York

Provenance

Literature

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Peter Beard

I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf

Photographs

3 April 2013
New York