Lot 255 · Photographs
Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, Kenya, 1968
Peter Beard · unique Polaroid print, with ink and blood
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 6 October 2015
- Dimensions
- image: approximately 4 x 5 5/8in. (10.1 x 14.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4121515
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, Kenya, 1968. Christie's, 6 Oct 2015, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4121515.
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Peter Beard, Orphaned Cheetah Cubs, Mweiga, Kenya, 1968. Christie's, 6 Oct 2015, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4121515.
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