Lot #846: RICHARD AVEDON - Brigitte Bardot, Hair by Alexandre, Paris Studio, Paris, France, January 27 [1959] - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004).
Title: "Brigitte Bardot, Hair by Alexandre, Paris Studio, Paris, France, January 27 [1959]".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1959. Printed 1959.
Dimensions: Overall size: 14 3/16 x 10 1/2 in. (360 x 267 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board.
Comment(s): Scarce. According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $266,500 realized at Christie's, New York, 10/4/2012, lot #18. Image copyright © The Richard Avedon Foundation. [29617-3-600-NA]