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Artists›Sebastião Salgado

Sebastião Salgado

1944

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Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior was a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist.

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The "Benguela railway station" camp for displaced Angolans. Luena, Alto Zambeze Province, Angola

1997 · gelatin silver print

Image: 46.1 x 29.3 cm (18 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.); Paper: 49.3 x 40.5 cm (19 7/16 x 15 15/16 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Churchgate Station, Bombay, India

1995 · gelatin silver print

Image: 29.5 x 43.9 cm (11 5/8 x 17 5/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 x 50.5 cm (16 x 19 7/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Rajasthan Canal Works, India

1990 · gelatin silver print

Image: 30 x 44.5 cm (11 13/16 x 17 1/2 in.); Paper: 40.3 x 49.8 cm (15 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Three Coal Miners, India, from the series "Workers"

1989 · Gelatin silver print

Image, approx: 29.4 × 44.1 cm (11 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.); Frame: 51.5 × 66.3 × 2.2 cm (20 5/16 × 26 1/8 × 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Giant Roller Compact and "Iron" Jute Fabric, Chittagong, Bangladesh

1989 · gelatin silver print

Image: 29.6 x 44.3 cm (11 5/8 x 17 7/16 in.); Paper: 40.2 x 50 cm (15 13/16 x 19 11/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

1986 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 30.2 × 44.6 cm (11 15/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.6 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

1986 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 29.6 × 44.5 cm (11 11/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Paper: 39.9 × 49.8 cm (15 3/4 × 19 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

1986 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 30 × 44.5 cm (11 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Paper: 40 × 50 cm (15 3/4 × 19 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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University of Paris

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University of São Paulo

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Federal University of Espírito Santo

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Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2026	$4,000 – $6,000	Unsold
Untitled	Freeman's\|Hindman	May 2025	$8,000 – $12,000	Unsold

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