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Sebastião Salgado — Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica (from Genesis)
Sebastião Salgado

Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica (from Genesis)

A striking photograph from Sebastião Salgado's Genesis series depicting a colony of chinstrap penguins in their natural Antarctic habitat on Deception Island. The image captures the dramatic wildlife and pristine wilderness of Antarctica through Salgado's documentary photographic lens.

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March 29, 2021

Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000

Lot 110

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Sebastião Salgado, Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica (from Genesis)

A striking photograph from Sebastião Salgado's Genesis series depicting a colony of chinstrap penguins in their natural Antarctic habitat on Deception Island. The image captures the dramatic wildlife and pristine wilderness of Antarctica through Salgado's documentary photographic lens.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

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Animal Photography, Photography, Sebastião Salgado, Documentary, Landscape, Wildlife, Penguins, Nature, Antarctica, Genesis Series

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