The Beatles in India

Lot 22
22.03.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 52 920
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1166756
Lot 22 | The Beatles in India
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A rare collection of eighteen original vintage gelatin silver photographs taken during Pattie Boyd's sojourn in Rishikesh, India, together with all four Beatles and their wives and girlfriends, for an extended course of Transcendental Meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, between 16 February - 12 April 1968, the majority of the photographs taken by Boyd, shots include: two of John with the Maharishi; George with the Maharishi; two of John, Paul and Ringo on the terrace; John, Cynthia and Paul with his Super 8 camera; Paul, Jane, Ringo and Maureen at the lunch table; Paul and Mal Evans; two of Paul taking tea at the table; Jane, John and Cyn; Jane, Paul and John; George, Jenny, Mal, Paul and Jane in the sunshine; a portrait of Cynthia; two portraits of Pattie; and two shots of the Maharishi
each 31/2 x 5 in.
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