RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
Brigitte Bardot, hair by Alexandre, Paris, January 27, 1959
Details
RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
Brigitte Bardot, hair by Alexandre, Paris, January 27, 1959
gelatin silver print
signed and numbered '33 / 35' in ink (margin); titled and dated in typeset with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp (verso)
image: 23 ¹/₈ x 19 ⁷/₈ in. (58.7 x 50.5 cm.)
sheet: 24 x 19 ⁷/₈ in. (59.1 x 50.8 cm.)
This work is number thirty-three from an edition of thirty-five.
Brigitte Bardot, hair by Alexandre, Paris, January 27, 1959
gelatin silver print
signed and numbered '33 / 35' in ink (margin); titled and dated in typeset with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp (verso)
image: 23 ¹/₈ x 19 ⁷/₈ in. (58.7 x 50.5 cm.)
sheet: 24 x 19 ⁷/₈ in. (59.1 x 50.8 cm.)
This work is number thirty-three from an edition of thirty-five.
Provenance
Richard Avedon Foundation, New York;
Phillips, New York, October 5, 2016, lot 20;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Phillips, New York, October 5, 2016, lot 20;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
R. Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, March 1959, Eyes on Paris and America, n.p.
R. Avedon and T. Capote, Observations, New York, 1959, n.p.
R. Avedon and A. Hollander, Woman in the Mirror: Richard Avedon, New York, 2005, pp. 112-113.
J. Lahr et al., Performance: Richard Avedon, New York, 2008, pp. 64-65.
C. Squiers and V. Aletti, Avedon Fashion: 1944-2000, New York, 2009, pp. 86-87.
R. Avedon and T. Capote, Observations, New York, 1959, n.p.
R. Avedon and A. Hollander, Woman in the Mirror: Richard Avedon, New York, 2005, pp. 112-113.
J. Lahr et al., Performance: Richard Avedon, New York, 2008, pp. 64-65.
C. Squiers and V. Aletti, Avedon Fashion: 1944-2000, New York, 2009, pp. 86-87.
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