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Peter Beard — Tsavo, July
Peter Beard

Tsavo, July

Peter Beard's Tsavo, July combines a Polaroid print with ink, paint, and metallic paint applied later. This mixed-media approach merges photography with gestural mark-making in a characteristic postmodern style.

Medium
Polaroid print with ink, paint and metallic paint, executed later.
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Auction House · Phillips

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July 13, 2020

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Peter Beard, Tsavo, July

Peter Beard's Tsavo, July combines a Polaroid print with ink, paint, and metallic paint applied later. This mixed-media approach merges photography with gestural mark-making in a characteristic postmodern style.

Medium
Polaroid print with ink, paint and metallic paint, executed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Photography, 20th Century, Mixed Media, Wildlife, American Artist, Documentary Art, African Landscape, Polaroid

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