Sebastião Salgado
'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 10
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 10
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 126.000 USD
Price realised: 126.000 USD
Description
Sebastião Salgado
b. 1944
'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil'
(Paris: Amazonas Images, 2014, an edition of 16 plus 2 artist's proofs), a portfolio of 20 gelatin silver prints, each with the photographer's blindstamp in the margin, signed, titled, dated, and editioned '11/16' in pencil on the reverse, 1986, printed in 2013 and 2014; together with the printed colophon, editioned '11/16' in pencil, artist's statement, and Certificate of Authenticity, with title and date in ink. Folio, charcoal linen clamshell
images: each 11 ¾ by 17 ¾ in. (30 by 45 cm.) or the reverse
portfolio case: 18 by 22 ½ by 1 ¼ in. (45.8 by 57.1 by 3.2 cm.)
b. 1944
'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil'
(Paris: Amazonas Images, 2014, an edition of 16 plus 2 artist's proofs), a portfolio of 20 gelatin silver prints, each with the photographer's blindstamp in the margin, signed, titled, dated, and editioned '11/16' in pencil on the reverse, 1986, printed in 2013 and 2014; together with the printed colophon, editioned '11/16' in pencil, artist's statement, and Certificate of Authenticity, with title and date in ink. Folio, charcoal linen clamshell
images: each 11 ¾ by 17 ¾ in. (30 by 45 cm.) or the reverse
portfolio case: 18 by 22 ½ by 1 ¼ in. (45.8 by 57.1 by 3.2 cm.)
A top price for Sebastião Salgado - as previously expected
The work 'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil' by Sebastião Salgado was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2021. The price achieved of USD 126,000.00 (€ 104,738.15) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, 'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil' is the most expensive artwork by Sebastião Salgado that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit 'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil' von Sebastião Salgado kam im April 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 126.000,00 (€ 104.738,15) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist 'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil' das teuerste Kunstwerk von Sebastião Salgado, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Sebastião Salgado - Auction history
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