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Josef Koudelka

Lot 73004
Jarabina, Czechoslovakia, 1963
Gelatin silver print, printed early 1980s. Signed in ink, lower margin recto.

9 x 14 in
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Lot 73004
Jarabina, Czechoslovakia, 1963
Gelatin silver print, printed early 1980s. Signed in ink, lower margin recto.
9,0 x 14,0 in
Estimate: US$ 7,000 - 9,000
€ 6,400 - 8,200
Auction: 3 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Nov 25, 2024
Auction number: 8218
Auction name: Photographs from the Collection of Eric Franck Signature® Auction
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Josef Koudelka (Czech, b. 1938) Jarabina, Czechoslovakia, 1963 Gelatin silver print, printed early 1980s. Signed in ink, lower margin recto. image: 9 x 14 inches (22.9 x 35.6 cm) sheet: 12 x 16 inches PROVENANCE: Swann Galleries New York, Fine Photographs: Icons & Images, October 17, 2014, lot 229. LITERATURE: S. Alexander & W. Guy, Koudelka: Gitans, Paris, Delpire, 2019, pl. 32. This sale includes several important examples of works by Josef Koudelka from his celebrated series on the lives of Roma gypsies in Slovakia. These powerful studies not only document the transitory lifestyle and culture of the Roma, but also show the persecution they experience at the hands of the authorities and the indigenous population. Here, an anxious young man, who is suspected of murder, is shown standing alone wearing handcuffs against a backdrop of police and bystanders. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Swann Galleries New York, Fine Photographs: Icons & Images, October 17, 2014, lot 229.
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, lightly textured paper with margins. Linear area of retouching, lower left, visible in raking light only. Classic Koudelka. A beautiful print, in very good/ excellent condition. Sold matted and unframed.
Lot Details
Josef Koudelka (Czech, b. 1938) Jarabina, Czechoslovakia, 1963 Gelatin silver print, printed early 1980s. Signed in ink, lower margin recto. image: 9 x 14 inches (22.9 x 35.6 cm) sheet: 12 x 16 inches PROVENANCE: Swann Galleries New York, Fine Photographs: Icons & Images, October 17, 2014, lot 229. LITERATURE: S. Alexander & W. Guy, Koudelka: Gitans, Paris, Delpire, 2019, pl. 32. This sale includes several important examples of works by Josef Koudelka from his celebrated series on the lives of Roma gypsies in Slovakia. These powerful studies not only document the transitory lifestyle and culture of the Roma, but also show the persecution they experience at the hands of the authorities and the indigenous population. Here, an anxious young man, who is suspected of murder, is shown standing alone wearing handcuffs against a backdrop of police and bystanders. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Swann Galleries New York, Fine Photographs: Icons & Images, October 17, 2014, lot 229.
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, lightly textured paper with margins. Linear area of retouching, lower left, visible in raking light only. Classic Koudelka. A beautiful print, in very good/ excellent condition. Sold matted and unframed.
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