Fine Prints and Photography Auction

March 10, 2015

LOT 46

Lot 46

Richard Avedon (1923-2004)

Richard Avedon (1923-2004)
Lot 46 Details
Richard Avedon (1923-2004), American

THE BEATLES (SET OF FOUR PSYCHEDELIC POSTERS), 1968

Four photographic posters; from a limited edition produced for VARAGIDS (Netherlands), published by Cowles Education Corporation in co-operation with Richard Avedon Posters, Inc., Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., England. Limited first edition and copyright by NEMS Enterprises Ltd. Unframed.
Sheets 26.75" x 18.5" — 67.9 x 47 cm.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $1,080
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Richard Avedon (1923-2004)
  • Richard Avedon (1923-2004)
  • Richard Avedon (1923-2004)
  • Richard Avedon (1923-2004)
Note:

Photographed by American fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon in 1967 at the height of the Beatles' fame, these psychedelic portraits were first published in the American magazine "Look" in January 1968 and in the UK's "Daily Express" in February 1968.

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