Vintage semi-glossy 9.75 x 7.75 silver gelatin photograph of George Harrison gargling backstage during his 1974 North American Tour with Ravi Shankar, annotated along the top in blue ink by Harrison, “Honey – Vinegar + Hot Water?” The reverse is signed and dated in ballpoint by photographer Henry Grossman, “H. Grossman, 1974,” and features a Christie’s stamp identifying the photograph as deriving from “The Pattie Boyd Collection.” In fine condition, with small creases and a minor fleck of emulsion loss. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
Harrison first met Boyd on the set of A Hard Day's Night in 1964, and the two wed in early 1966, beginning a tumultuous marriage that would result in separation in 1974. According to Boyd, Harrison wrote the song 'Something' for her, and that she was also the inspiration for much of Eric Clapton's Layla album in 1970; she would marry Clapton in 1979.
Provenance: Christie's, The Pattie Boyd Collection, March 2024.
