Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Peter Beard — Elephant Embryo, Uganda
Peter Beard

Elephant Embryo, Uganda

A striking gelatin silver print by Peter Beard capturing the haunting and visceral image of an elephant embryo in Uganda, reflecting the artist's lifelong obsession with the fragility of wildlife and the natural world. Beard's unflinching lens transforms the subject into a meditation on life, death, and the precarious existence of Africa's elephant populations. The photograph exemplifies his raw, documentary approach that blurs the boundaries between art and environmental activism.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

🔨 Auction Lot

Photographs Evening & Day

October 5, 2016

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Peter Beard, Elephant Embryo, Uganda

A striking gelatin silver print by Peter Beard capturing the haunting and visceral image of an elephant embryo in Uganda, reflecting the artist's lifelong obsession with the fragility of wildlife and the natural world. Beard's unflinching lens transforms the subject into a meditation on life, death, and the precarious existence of Africa's elephant populations. The photograph exemplifies his raw, documentary approach that blurs the boundaries between art and environmental activism.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Naturalistic, Photography, Animal, Uganda, Documentary, American, Gelatin Silver Print, Wildlife, Black and White, Contemporary

More works by Peter Beard