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Salgado, Sebastião
(b. 1944 )Outskirts of Guatemala City, Guatemala

Aus dem Katalog
Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts
Auktionsdatum 5.6.2024

"Outskirts of Guatemala City, Guatemala". 1978. Vintage gelatin silver print. 37 x 55 cm (56 x 72 cm). Titled, dated and signed by the photograpjher in felt-tip pen in lower margin.


Sebastião Salgado's photography addresses the human condition and environmental issues through powerful black-and-white imagery. His work portrays marginalized communities, laborers, and the impacts of poverty and conflict with deep empathy and intimacy. In his images, Salgado creates narratives that provoke reflection and advocate for social justice and environmental conservation. – Slight buckling in edges, label on verso showing slightly through in upper right margin, otherwise in near excellent condition.

Lit.: An uncertain grace: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado. New York, 1990, p. 118-119, ill.
Other Americas. New York, 2015, p. 74-5, ill.