Sebastião Salgado
(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.

Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with margins. A beautiful print, in excellent condition. Sold unframed.

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Sebastião Salgado(born 1944) Portraits in the Surma Village of Bebeletsho, In the Maji Region, South Region, South Omo, Ethiopia, 2007

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Sebastião Salgado
(born 1944)
Portraits in the Surma Village of Bebeletsho, In the Maji Region, South Region, South Omo, Ethiopia, 2007