South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Online-Only Auction, 1 - 8 April 2019

Works on Paper

Sold for

ZAR 11 725
Lot 355
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Robben Island Revisit 1994
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Robben Island Revisit 1994
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Robben Island Revisit 1994
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Robben Island Revisit 1994
  • Jürgen Schadeberg; Robben Island Revisit 1994


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 11 725

About this Item

German/South African 1931-2020
Robben Island Revisit 1994
signed, inscribed with the title, numbered 51/1000 and embossed with the Jürgen Schadeberg copyright symbol in the margin; signed and inscribed 'Handprinted and selenium toned by J Schadeberg, 2004' on the reverse
gelatin silver print
image size: 22 by 34cm; sheet size: 30 by 40cm, unframed

Notes

This image of Mandela looking through the bars of his Robben Island cell in 1994 was voted one of the 50 most memorable images of the 20th century by the Photographers Gallery in London.

"I think it’s an important image because it does represent his life. That’s how he spent 17 years and I think that when I took the pictures there was a very quiet moment – the 17 years that he was there must have gone through his head." Jürgen Schadeberg, Cape Argus, 27 February 2014.

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