Lot 56
  • 56

MALICK SIDIBÉ | Danser le twist, 1965

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Malick Sidibé
  • Danser le twist, 1965
  • signed, titled and dated (lower margin)
  • silverprint, printed 2002
  • 44.8 by 45.3cm., 17¾ by 18in. (image); 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20¼in. (sheet)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Malick Sidibé, Mali Twist, 20 October 2017-25 February 2018, Editions Xavier Barral, illustrated in the catalogue p. 192 (another example)

Condition

Upon close inspection, there is some minor wear visible to all four corners of the work and the paper exhibits some very slight warping. Overall, the work appears to be in good condition.
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