Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Fri, Feb 24, 2023 01:00AM EST
Lot 34
ROBERTO SALAS "Tabaco #9" (Archival Pigment Print)
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Roberto Salas
(American/ Cuban, b. 1940)
Tabaco #9, image circa 1997/ printed 2012
Archival pigment print on Baryta fiber base paper
20" x 14" (sight)
Marker-signed and titled to the bottom margin alongside the artist's blind stamps. The reverse is notated and numbered in the artist's hand, "Edition: Special 2012. #4/10 Salas." Presented behind glass in a frame that measures 24 1/2" x 18 3/4".
Roberto Salas is best known as the photographer with personal access to Fidel Castro, documenting Castro's early days as a revolutionary, his rise in 1959, and his lifelong governance of Cuba. Through the second half of the 20th century, Salas's photography has captured contemporary life both big and small, with subjects ranging from the Vietnam War to simple daily life and culture of Cubans. His work has garnered him over 60 solo shows around the world.
Excellent condition.
(American/ Cuban, b. 1940)
Tabaco #9, image circa 1997/ printed 2012
Archival pigment print on Baryta fiber base paper
20" x 14" (sight)
Marker-signed and titled to the bottom margin alongside the artist's blind stamps. The reverse is notated and numbered in the artist's hand, "Edition: Special 2012. #4/10 Salas." Presented behind glass in a frame that measures 24 1/2" x 18 3/4".
Roberto Salas is best known as the photographer with personal access to Fidel Castro, documenting Castro's early days as a revolutionary, his rise in 1959, and his lifelong governance of Cuba. Through the second half of the 20th century, Salas's photography has captured contemporary life both big and small, with subjects ranging from the Vietnam War to simple daily life and culture of Cubans. His work has garnered him over 60 solo shows around the world.