2003/​686

Nico Koster (b. 1940)

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in room 902, Amsterdam Hilton, 1969. Signed N. Koster, 10/20. Inkjet print on Fujifilm paper. Visible size 50.5×36.5 cm. (2)

In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono held two “Bed-Ins for Peace” as a non-violent protest against the Vietnam War. The present photo is part of a photo series with 24 motives, published 40 years after the happening. The negatives had been missing, but was rediscovered by Nico Coster's daughter.

Provenance: Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg, 2009.

Accompanied by the Book “Room 902”.

This lot is subject to Artist's Royalty.
Condition

Examined in frame. The sheet hangs crookedly within passepartout, other than that no remarks.

Auction

Modern art and design, 14 January 2020

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8,000–10,000 DKK

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