Gelatin silver print
Hamburg, 1962; printed later
Astrid Kirchherr (b. 1938) – German photographer
Signed with silver pen lower left ‘Astrid Kirchherr’
Sheet size: 60.7 x 50.6 cm
Very good condition
Astrid Kirchherr took the earliest and some of the most iconic photographs of the Beatles before their international breakthrough; the auction record for one of her works currently sets at around €3,000
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The present print depicts a black and white portrait of John Lennon taken by Astrid Kirchherr in her loft in Hamburg in 1962. The picture captivates through a fine play of light and shadows.



The print is signed with silver pen lower left ‘Astrid Kirchherr’. The work is in very good condition. The sheet-sized depiction measures 60.7 x 50.6 cm.



Astrid Kirchherr (b. 1938)

Astrid Kirchherr was born in Hamburg in 1938. In 1960 she finished her studies at the fashion, textile, graphic and advertising Institute in Hamburg. In the same year she met the Beatles in a nightclub in St. Pauli and became their first professional photographer. The German magazine ‘Der Stern’ commissioned Kirchherr in 1964 to document the Beatles during their shoot for the video ‘Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’. Her photograph of George Harrison was chosen for the album cover ‘Wonderwall Music’ and is known as her last published works. Her photographic documentations on the Beatles are some of the most iconic images worldwide and have been presented in countless books and magazines. (cbo)

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