Lot 401 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Giraffes and Zebras, Kapiti Plains in the Shadow of Wami Hill where President Teddy Roosevelt disembarked in 1909 to join Philip Percival on his Safari off the Mombasa RR and where he shot his first lion, 1964
Peter Beard · watercolor, ink and collage on gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- $350,000–$550,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 10 November 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 10 November 2023
- Dimensions
- overall framed: 54 x 73 in. (137.1 x 185.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3314985
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3314985 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3314985
Peter Beard, Giraffes and Zebras, Kapiti Plains in the Shadow of Wami Hill where President Teddy Roosevelt disembarked in 1909 to join Philip Percival on his Safari off the Mombasa RR and where he shot his first lion, 1964. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 401. estimate $350,000–$550,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314985.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
84% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 82%, 73% sold.
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Peter Beard, Giraffes and Zebras, Kapiti Plains in the Shadow of Wami Hill where President Teddy Roosevelt disembarked in 1909 to join Philip Percival on his Safari off the Mombasa RR and where he shot his first lion, 1964. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 401. estimate $350,000–$550,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314985.
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