Lot 16 · Photographs
Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, June 1960, for "The End of the Game/ Last Word from Paradise"
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Photographs, New York · 2 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-689893
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, June 1960, for "The End of the Game/ Last Word from Paradise". Bonhams, 2 Oct 2020, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-689893.
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Peter Beard, Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, June 1960, for "The End of the Game/ Last Word from Paradise". Bonhams, 2 Oct 2020, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-689893.
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