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Christopher Makos (American, b.1948)
LOT ID: 77910
Rowing with Andy, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1981

Silver Print, Gelatin silver print
16 х 20 in. cm.
Signed, stamped, "AP" on verso
Lot description
Image size is 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm).

Christopher Makos (born 1948, Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American photographer and artist whose works have been in the permanent collections of over 100 museums and major private collections. Makos studied architecture in Paris and briefly apprenticed with Man Ray. He also was a close friend of Andy Warhol. In addition to being a frequent subject in his photographs, Makos also taught Warhol how to use his first camera and introduced Warhol to the work of both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.

Makos' photographs have been exhibited in prestigious venues including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Tate Modern in London, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the IVAM in Valencia, Spain, and the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.
Rowing with Andy, Bois de Boulogne, Paris by Christopher Makos
  • Rowing with Andy, Bois de Boulogne, Paris by Christopher Makos
  • Rowing with Andy, Bois de Boulogne, Paris by Christopher Makos
  • Rowing with Andy, Bois de Boulogne, Paris by Christopher Makos
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  • Christopher Makos

    Rowing with Andy, Bois de Boulogne, Paris
    gelatin silver print
    (H 10.9, W 14.0) in.
    (27.6 x 35.5) cm.
    Ed. 2/5
    Sold for: US$1,248
    Tuesday, May 16, 2006
    Sotheby's London
    Lot 00064
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