A stunning journey into the world of Peter Beard

The most poignant are the ones of decomposing elephants where, over time, as they disintegrate, the bones form magnificent sculpture—sculpture which is not just abstract form but has all the memory traces of life, despair and futility. — Francis Bacon on Peter Beard`s photographs

Collector’s Edition, No. 1 – 250
 
  • Limited to 250 individually numbered copies, each signed by Peter Beard
  • Books No. 126-250 accompanied by the gelatin silver print 965 Elephants (1978/2006), printed on 40.64 x 50.8 cm (16 in. x 20 in.) paper and signed below the image by the artist.
  • Sumptuous leather cover
  • Packaged in a velvet-lined wood shipping crate


965 Elephants, 1978/2006
Gelatin silver print
40.64 x 50.8 cm (16 in. x 20 in.)
(Frame not included)
Peter Beard, Collector's Edition '965 Elephants' (Collector's Edition)
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Peter Beard, Collector's Edition '965 Elephants'

Hardcover in wooden box with book stand and print in portfolio, 13.6 x 19.7 in., 616 pages, $ 18,000
(January 2007)
  • Reviews
"A milestone publication by TASCHEN."
— More Space, Sydney, Australia
  • See also
Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra (Collector's Edition)
Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra
Hardcover in clamshell box, 14.8 x 19.7 in., 354 pages, $ 2,000

The beautifully savage beasts and birds of Walton Ford. Limited edition of 1,500 copies
Peter Beard, Collector's Edition 'Fayel Tall' (Collector's Edition)
Sold out! Peter Beard, Collector's Edition 'Fayel Tall'
Hardcover in wooden box with book stand and print in portfolio, 13.6 x 19.7 in., 616 pages, $ 18,000

Limited edition of 125 copies, each accompanied by the gelatin silver print Fayel Tall, 1987/2006, signed by Peter Beard