Lot 124
Coal Mining, Dhanbad, India 1989
silver gelatin print
initialled, titled and dated verso (concealed): S.S. L. h/ INDiA. 1989
29.5 x 44cm (image); 40.5 x 50.5cm (sheet); 51 x 61cm (frame)
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Byron Map Gallery, Sydney
Private collection, Melbourne
Sebastião Salgado is widely celebrated for his immersive documentary practice, spending extended periods working alongside the communities he photographs. "Coal Mining, Dhanbad, India" forms part of his landmark "Workers" project from 1986–1992, a sweeping visual study of labour and industry across the globe. In Dhanbad, Salgado photographed miners enduring intense heat and physically demanding conditions in one of India's most hazardous coalfields.
© Sebastiao Salgado/Copyright Agency, 2025
Prints and Multiples
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