Limited edition sepia-tone 23 x 16 signed print of a photograph showing the Beatles on the grounds of the Hamburg Fun Fair in Hamburg, Germany. While it seems the Beatles are the most-photographed entertainers of all time, Astrid Kirchherr is perhaps the photographer most associated with the group. The original November 1960 photograph was taken as part of the band's first official photo session and has become the most iconic image of their time in Hamburg before achieving worldwide fame. Kirchherr is credited with introducing the Beatles to their ‘mop top’ hairstyle, and Beatles historian Mark Lewishohn has described her influence on the band as 'immeasurable.' The print captures the original line-up of Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Stuart Sutcliffe posing on a Hugo Haas train car and is numbered 214/500 and signed in the lower border in pencil by Kirchherr. Matted and framed to an overall size of 30.75 x 23.75. In very fine condition.
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