13th Sep, 2026 14:00
OSTLICHT AUCTION at PARALLEL VIENNA
RAGHU RAI (1942–2026)
Indira Gandhi is escorted by Sikh security forces, Delhi 1977
€2,000 - €2,400
Buyer's premium: 20%
Start price: € 1,200
Estimate: € 2,000–2,400
English:
Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on RC paper 60.5 x 50.7 cm, in good condition. Magnum's "In our Time" exhibition blindstamp in the lower margin, annotated on reverse.
Raghu Rai, the first Indian photographer associated with Magnum Photos, is renowned for his powerful documentation of India's political, social, and cultural landscape. This photograph, taken in Delhi in 1977, shows former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi being escorted by Sikh security forces shortly after her electoral defeat following the Emergency period (1975–77).
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Deutsch:
Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet 1989 auf PE-Papier 60,5 x 50,7 cm, in gutem Zustand. Im unteren Rand Magnums "In our Time"-Ausstellungsblindstempel, rückseitig beschriftet.
Raghu Rai, der erste indische Fotograf, der mit Magnum Photos verbunden war, zählt zu den bedeutendsten Fotojournalisten Indiens und ist für seine eindrucksvollen Dokumentationen der politischen, sozialen und kulturellen Landschaft des Landes bekannt. Die 1977 in Delhi entstandene Aufnahme zeigt die ehemalige Premierministerin Indira Gandhi, begleitet von Sikh-Sicherheitskräften, kurz nach ihrer Wahlniederlage infolge der Zeit des Ausnahmezustands (1975–77).
* Vollbesteuert
Image size: 36.6 x 55 cm
Auction: OSTLICHT AUCTION at PARALLEL VIENNA, 13th Sep, 2026
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