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Lot 30 · Photographs

Tsavo North at the bend of Athe-Tiva (dry) River before the overpopulation, overgrazing and die-off (from the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise), Nairobi, Kenya, early 1960s

Peter Beard · unique gelatin silver print, 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 15½ x 22¾in. (39.4 x 57.8cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4423787
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, Tsavo North at the bend of Athe-Tiva (dry) River before the overpopulation, overgrazing and die-off (from the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise), Nairobi, Kenya, early 1960s. Christie's, 26 Sep 2002, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423787.

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Peter Beard, Tsavo North at the bend of Athe-Tiva (dry) River before the overpopulation, overgrazing and die-off (from the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise), Nairobi, Kenya, early 1960s. Christie's, 26 Sep 2002, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423787.

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