South African and International Art, including a selection of works from prominent estates, Books, Jewellery, Oriental Works of Art and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 18 - 25 November 2019

Prints and Multiples
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Nelson Mandela's return to his cell on Robben Island IV
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Nelson Mandela's return to his cell on Robben Island IV
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Nelson Mandela's return to his cell on Robben Island IV
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Nelson Mandela's return to his cell on Robben Island IV


Lot Estimate
ZAR 18 000 - 24 000

About this Item

German/South African 1931-2020
Nelson Mandela's return to his cell on Robben Island IV
1994
embossed with the artist's copyright credit stamp in the margin; stamped with the artist's copyright stamp on the reverse
silver gelatin print
image size: 14 by 21,5cm; sheet size: 19 by 25cm, unframed

Notes

Signed by Nelson Mandela

Jurgen Schadeberg photographed Nelson Mandela from 1952 to 2013. This photograph of Mandela looking through the bars of his Robben Island Cell in 1994 was voted as one of the 50 most memorable images of the 20th century by The Photographers Gallery in London.

 

Provenance

Agon Sportsworld, Cologne, Germany, 1 June 2012, lot 133.

Private Collection, South Africa.

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