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Seydou Keïta

Malian · 1923–2001 · Photographer

Seydou Keïta was a Malian photographer known for his portraits of people and families he took at his portrait photography studio in Mali's capital, Bamako, in the 1950s. His… (Wikipedia)

£35,000≈ $43,677≈ €39,476Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumUntitledPhillips52auction results2010–2026years recorded73%sold (38)$6.3kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Untitled by Seydou Keïta, 1956-1957, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, printed 1998, sold Nov 2016UntitledPhillips · £35,000≈ $43,677≈ €39,476Sign up to see
  2. Untitled (Father and daughter, Bamako) by Seydou Keïta, 1949-1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1998, mounted, sold May 2023Untitled (Father and daughter, Bamako)Phillips · £33,020≈ $41,097≈ €38,024Sign up to see
  3. Untitled by Seydou Keïta, 1949-1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1998, sold Apr 2016UntitledPhillips · $22,500≈ £15,765≈ €19,772Sign up to see

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  1. Selected Portraits by Seydou Keïta, 1952, 13 gelatin silver prints, printed 1994-1995, offered Nov 2023
    Selected Portraits, 1952
    Photograph
    Image: Each approx. 32 x 20 cm (12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) or the reverse Sheet: Each approx. 40 x 30 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Selected Portraits by Seydou Keïta, 1952, 13 gelatin silver prints, printed 1994-1995, offered Nov 2023
    Selected Portraits, 1952
    Photograph
    Image: Each approx. 32 x 20 cm (12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) or the reverse Sheet: Each approx. 40 x 30 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Selected Portraits by Seydou Keïta, 1952-1955, Four gelatin silver prints, printed 1995-1998, offered Nov 2023
    Selected Portraits, 1952-1955
    Photograph
    Image: Varying sizes from 27 x 39 cm (10 5/8 x 15 3/8 in.) to 58 x 39 cm (22 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.) Sheet: Varying sizes from 45 x 33 cm (17 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.) to 64.5 x 45.5 cm (25 3/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Three women wearing 'Grand dakar' dresses and 'a la de gaulle' headscarves by Seydou Keïta, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed 2001, offered Apr 2023
    Three women wearing 'Grand dakar' dresses and 'a la de gaulle' headscarves, 1949
    Photograph · ed. 20/100
    19 x 13 1/2 in. (48.3 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 301
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Untitled by Seydou Keïta, 1949 - 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1998 by Philippe Salaün, offered Dec 2021
    Untitled, 1949 - 1951
    Photograph
    46 x 32.4 cm (50.8 x 40.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 580
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Untitled by Seydou Keïta, 1949 - 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 2001 by Philippe Salaün, offered Dec 2021
    Untitled, 1949 - 1951
    Photograph
    32.2 x 45.7 cm (40.4 x 50.6 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 582
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Untitled by Seydou Keïta, 1952 - 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 2001 by Philippe Salaün, offered Dec 2021
    Untitled, 1952 - 1955
    Photograph
    31.9 x 46.2 cm (40.3 x 50.6 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 583
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Untitled (young woman wearing a black and white striped dress) by Seydou Keïta, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2020
    Untitled (young woman wearing a black and white striped dress), 1949
    Photograph · ed. 24/100
    18 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. (47.9 x 34 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 65
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Untitled by Seydou Keïta, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed 1998, offered Nov 2016
    Untitled, 1958
    Photograph
    53.3 x 37.4 cm (20 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 116
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Reclining Woman by Seydou Keïta, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed 2001, offered Oct 2016
    Reclining Woman, 1958
    Photograph
    15 3/4 x 22 3/8 in. (40 x 56.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 201
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗

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About Seydou Keïta

Seydou Keïta was a Malian photographer known for his portraits of people and families he took at his portrait photography studio in Mali's capital, Bamako, in the 1950s. His photographs are widely acknowledged not only as a record of Malian society but also as pieces of art.

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