Lot 192 · Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art
I'll Write Whenever I Can..., 1965
Peter Beard · platinum print with snakeskin and pencil, printed later
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art, New York · 10 October 2017
- Dimensions
- image: 13 x 19 1/4 in. (33 x 48.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893156
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3893156 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3893156
Peter Beard, I'll Write Whenever I Can..., 1965. Christie's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 192. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893156.
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Peter Beard, I'll Write Whenever I Can..., 1965. Christie's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 192. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893156.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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