Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939) The Boy with Four Arms (Il Ragazzo Con Quatro Bracci), 1984 Toned gelatin silver print 14-1/2 x 15 inches (36.8 x 38.1 cm) (image) 20 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed, titled, dated, and editioned 1/15 in pencil, verso. PROVENANCE: Sotheby's, New York, S/O Buhl Collection, December 12, 2012, lot 387; Private collection. EXHIBITED: New York, Thread Waxing Space, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl, September - October 1996; New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004. LITERATURE: M. Courville, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl, New York, 1996, pl. 47; J. Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, Guggenheim Foundation, 2004, pp. 125 and 254. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice