Sebastião Salgado
(born 1944)
Portraits in the Surma Village of Bebeletsho, In the Maji Region, South Region, South Omo, Ethiopia, 2007
(born 1944)
Portraits in the Surma Village of Bebeletsho, In the Maji Region, South Region, South Omo, Ethiopia, 2007
Sale 1183 - Photographs
May 2, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$4,000 -
$6,000
Sold for $5,040
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Sebastião Salgado
(born 1944)
Portraits in the Surma Village of Bebeletsho, In the Maji Region, South Region, South Omo, Ethiopia, 2007
(born 1944)
Portraits in the Surma Village of Bebeletsho, In the Maji Region, South Region, South Omo, Ethiopia, 2007
Gelatin silver print, printed later, copyright blindstamp in the margin; signed, titled and dated in pencil on the verso.
image: 20 x 14 1/2in. (50.8 x 36.8cm.)
sheet: 24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)
Literature:
Salgado, ed., Sebastião Salgado: Genesis, Taschen, 2013, p. 317
Regarded as one of the most gifted contemporary photojournalists, Salgado's powerful black-and-white images illustrate the lives of the mostly downtrodden or displaced, shot in remote and inhospitable places.
Although Salgado has photographed extensively around the globe, he seems most fascinated by Africa and his starkly beautiful, poignant images of the continent, spanning thirty years, illustrate the disastrous effects of war, poverty, disease, and hostile climatic conditions on the indigenous population.
Other examples of Salgado's compelling studies of contemporary African life in can be found in lots 35, 76 and 100.
Condition Report
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with margins. A beautiful print, in excellent condition. Sold unframed.
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