May 26, 2005 - Sale 2045

Sale 2045 - Lot 19

Price Realized: $ 2,070
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
AVEDON, RICHARD. An Autobiography * Evidence 1944-1994. Together, 2 volumes accompanied by 2 engraver's proofs. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of Avedon's striking photographs. Folio, linen; matching clamshell case. whitney fellows' edition, one of 250 copies signed and numbered by avedon. New York, 1993; 1994

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The special edition set is accompanied by 2 original, hand stamped engraver's proofs of "Jasper Johns, artist, New York City, January 15, 1965" and "Jean Shrimpton, model, Paris, January 27, 1970." Both are housed in folding jackets, with the caption and date printed on the interior. Although the edition size was 250, only about 100 were realized.