28th May, 2026 16:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2026

 
  Lot 26
 

SEBASTIÃO SALGADO (1944–2025)
Mexico, 1980

Estimate
€4,000 - €4,800
 

Buyer's premium: 20%

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Lot details

Start price: € 2,400*

Estimate: € 4,000–4,800

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper 50.2 x 61 cm, in very good condition. Magnum's "In our Time" blindstamp in the lower margin.

Salgado had a close connection with WestLicht: At the 8th Photographica Auction in November 2005, his "Solid Titanium" Leica M7 was auctioned for US$ 107,500, the proceeds went to the reforestation project of Salgado and his wife Lélia in Brazil and enabled the planting of tens of thousands of new trees. With his strongly expressive black and white pictures Salgado has been representing people who have been forgotten or driven out for many years. For his projects the photographer usually works together with international organisations and NGOs such as UNHCR, Amnesty International and Caritas; since 2001 he was a UNICEF ambassador. He documented the fate of refugees, migrants, the landless and immigrants. In capturing the tragic and heroic moments in the lives of individuals, his work reflects the unbroken dignity of mankind.

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Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet 1989 auf kartonstarkem, halbmattem Papier 50,2 x 61 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Im unteren Rand Magnum's "In our Time"-Ausstellungsblindstempel.

Salgado stand in enger Verbindung zu WestLicht: Bei der 8. Photographica Auction im November 2005 wurde seine "Solid Titanium" Leica M7 um 107.500 US-Dollar versteigert, der Erlös ging an das Aufforstungsprojekt von Salgado und seiner Frau Lélia in Brasilien und ermöglichte die Pflanzung von zehntausenden neuen Bäumen. Mit seinen ausdrucksstarken Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografien porträtierte Salgado vielfach Menschen, die vergessen oder vertrieben wurden, wobei er häufig mit Organisationen und NGOs wie UNHCR, Amnesty International und Caritas zusammenarbeitete; seit 2001 war er UNICEF-Botschafter. Er dokumentierte das Schicksal von Flüchtlingen, Migranten, Staatenlosen und Immigranten. Indem er die tragischen und heldenhaften Momente im Leben Einzelner festhält, spiegelt sein Werk die ungebrochene Würde des Menschen wider.

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Image size: 35.9 x 54.5 cm

 

Auction: OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2026, 28th May, 2026

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