Lot 93 · Postwar and Contemporary Photographs
'giraffes in mirage on the taru desert' (kenya)
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Postwar and Contemporary Photographs, New York · 28 September 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4595659
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, 'giraffes in mirage on the taru desert' (kenya). Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4595659.
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Peter Beard, 'giraffes in mirage on the taru desert' (kenya). Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4595659.
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|---|---|---|---|
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