Aug 13, 2020 - Sale 2544

Sale 2544 - Lot 73

Price Realized: $ 562
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

JIM FRENCH (1932-2017)


A group of 6 Polaroids of Carl Hardwick.
Polaroid [Hasselblad back] studio proofs, the images measuring 73x95.3 mm; 2 7/8x3 3/4 inches, the sheets slightly larger, the mounts 508x406.4 mm; 20x16 inches, with French's signature, in ink, on mount recto. Circa 1995-96.

"Hardwick was one of French's later models with whom French conducted several photo sessions, often timing them in coordination with Hardwick's bodybuilding competitions." (Mainardi, "Jim French Diaries," p. 311).