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Sebastião Salgado - Gelatin silver print
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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
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
End: 07-15-26 15:25:00 Berlin
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51
Sebastião Salgado
Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
Gelatin silver print
Starting bid:
€ 4,500
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
End: 07-15-26 15:25:00 Berlin
07-15-26 09:25:00 New York
07-15-26 06:25:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 18h:56m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 74,29 €,
within the EU countries 127,78 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.


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.