Lot 21 · Photographs
Elephant tussle in the Aberdare Forest, for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1972
Peter Beard · unique gelatin silver, in original frame, printed 1997
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,420–$31,227
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, London · 26 September 2002
- Dimensions
- image 32 x 24½in. (81.3 x 62.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423780
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, Elephant tussle in the Aberdare Forest, for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1972. Christie's, 26 Sep 2002, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423780.
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Peter Beard, Elephant tussle in the Aberdare Forest, for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise, 1972. Christie's, 26 Sep 2002, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423780.
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