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RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
Lot 115 Various private collections

RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)

Nureyev, 1963

Closed29 September 2014

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RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)
Nureyev, 1963
gelatin silver print
signed and dated '67' in ink (in the margin)
image: 6 x 6in. (15 x 15cm.)
sheet: 10½ x 9in. (26.5 x 22.5cm.)

Specialist note

The everyday miracle of man, made suddenly memorable and rare by the exultant stretch of Nureyev's body. Those arms reaching desperately to conquer space, body, and legs defying the constraint of the air, reiterate the perpetual yearning magnificence of man. -Richard Avedon