Peter Beard, Francis Bacon photographies @ Phillips de Pury & Company

Peter Beard, Francis Bacon in his studio, 7 Reese Mews off the Old Brompton Road London (a painting later destroyed), 1972

Gelatin silver print with ink, printed later. 21 x 32.1 cm (8 1/4 x 12 5/8 in).  Signed, dated, annotated and inscribed in ink in the margin. This work is believed to be unique. ESTIMATE £10,000-15,000 - SOLD 15,000 €

PROVENANCE Private Collection, Germany

LITERATURE Peter Beard, Vol. 1, Taschen, 2008, pl. 240

Peter Beard, Francis Bacon on his roof at 80 Narrow Street, London, 1972

Gelatin silver print, printed later. 32.7 x 21.6 cm (12 7/8 x 8 1/2 in).  Signed, titled, dated and inscribed in ink in the margin. ESTIMATE £6,000-8,000 - UNSOLD

PROVENANCE Private Collection, Germany

LITERATURE J. Bowermaster, The Adventures and Misadventures of Peter Beard in Africa, 1994, pl. 147

Peter Beard, Francis Bacon on his roof at 80 Narrow Street, London, 1972

Gelatin silver contact sheet with ink, printed later. 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in).  Signed, titled, dated and extensively annotated in ink on the recto; The Time Is Always Now copyright credit stamp on the reverse of the frame. ESTIMATE £6,000-8,000 - SOLD 6 750 €

PROVENANCE The Time is Always Now, New York; Private Collection, Germany

LITERATURE Peter Beard, Vol. 1, Taschen, 2008, pl. 244 (variant)

Phillips de Pury & Company. Photographs. 20 May 2010. London www.phillipsdepury.com