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Sebastião Salgado
Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986.
Gelatin silver print
Starting bid: € 4,500 / $ 5,130
51
Sebastião Salgado
Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986.
Gelatin silver print
Starting bid: € 4,500 / $ 5,130
 

Sebastião Salgado
1944
Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil. 1986.
Gelatin silver print.
Monogrammed, dated, and inscribed “Brazil” on the reverse. On photo paper. 28.5 x 43 cm (11.2 x 16.9 in). Sheet: 39,5 x 50,6 cm (15,5 x 19,9 in).
With the artist's blindstamp. [AW].

Sebastião Salgado relentlessly documents human suffering, war, and exploitation.
• A typically monochrome and striking depiction of the Brazilian gold mine Serra Pelada.
• Salgado is one of the world’s most renowned social documentary photographers.
• From fall 2025 to spring 2026, major solo exhibitions will take place at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris and the Rautenstrau-Joest-Museum in Cologne
.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Brandenburg (since 2017).

In very good condition.





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