PETER BEARD (b.1938)

Self Portrait for Centre Nationale de la Photographie, Paris, 1996

Details

PETER BEARD (b.1938)
Self Portrait for Centre Nationale de la Photographie, Paris, 1996
collage of gelatin silver prints, color-coupler prints and morphine drip exhibition label (affixed to the reverse of the frame)
84 x 53½in. (213 x 136cm.)

Provenance

From the studio of the artist

Literature

Peter Beard, Collection Photo Poche, Nathan, 1997, pl. 1

Exhibited

Carnets Africains, Centre Nationale de la Photographie, November 5th, 1996 to January 22nd, 1997

Lot Essay

Beard was seriously injured by an elephant on September 9, 1996. This work incorporates the morphine drip that was used to alleviate his pain, and x-rays that were made to establish the extent of his injuries. This x-ray image was used by Beard, in a characteristic display of insouciance, as the invitation to his 60th birthday celebrations in New York.

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