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Sebastiao Salgado

Lot 73241

Mexico, 1980 (Praying to the Mixe God), 1980

Gelatin silver print, printed later.

15,5 x 11,4 in (39.4 x 28.9 cm)

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Lot 73241

Mexico, 1980 (Praying to the Mixe God), 1980

Gelatin silver print, printed later.

15,5 x 11,4 in (39.4 x 28.9 cm)

Estimate: US$ 2,000 - 3,000

€ 1,800 - 2,700

Auction: 11 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX

Auction: Oct 01, 2024

Auction number: 8178

Auction name: Photographs Signature® Auction

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Sebastiao Salgado (Brazilian, b. 1944) Mexico, (Praying to the Mixe God), 1980 Gelatin silver print, printed later 15-1/2 x 11-3/8 inches (39.4 x 28.9 cm) (image) 16 x 20 inches (sheet) Embossed with photographer's blindstamp, lower margin recto. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Ursula Gropper; Hal Gould, acquired from the above, circa 2000. LITERATURE: E. Galeano and F. Ritchin, Sebastiao Salgado: An Uncertain Grace, Aperture, NY, 1990. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

The Collection of Ursula Gropper; acquired by Hal Gould from the above, c. 2000

Typically beautiful print by Salgado, in very good condition. Extremely fine hairline fissure (c. 1/2in) above figures; tiny, insubstantial handling depression to the right of this by tree trunk; another minute linear indentation at extreme right edge, center; and lower left quadrant -- all visible under close inspection only. Loose print, cornered into an archival mat. Unframed.

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The Collection of Ursula Gropper; acquired by Hal Gould from the above, c. 2000

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