Lot 73 · Photographs
Africa on the Rocks, 1991
Peter Beard · five Polaroid prints with blood and hand colouring
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $14,569–$21,853
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 20 May 2016
- Dimensions
- each Polaroid approximately: 4 1/8 x 5 ¾ in. (10.5 x 14.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4032374
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, Africa on the Rocks, 1991. Christie's, 20 May 2016, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032374.
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Peter Beard, Africa on the Rocks, 1991. Christie's, 20 May 2016, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032374.
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