Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
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Ketterer Kunst · Jul 15, 2026€8,844 ≈ $10,087 ≈ £7,526Sign up free to see price
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Ethiopian Refugees
Sebastião Salgado (Brazilian, 1944–2025) · 1984
$5,080 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,924≈ €4,702
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print, printed later”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 13 x 20 1/8 in. (33 x 51.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (NY040125)
- Date
- April 2, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 184
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,317 – £3,862) (≈ €2,777 – €4,628)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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