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Unknown — 'Goldmine, Serra Pelada (figure eight), Brazil', 1986

'Goldmine, Serra Pelada (figure eight), Brazil', 1986

'Goldmine, Serra Pelada (figure eight), Brazil' from 1986 documents the Serra Pelada gold mine, capturing the industrial scale and human activity of this significant mining operation. This photograph provides a powerful record of one of Brazil's most notable natural resource extraction sites.

Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

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November 10, 2021

Estimate: $12,000 – $18,000

Lot 18

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Collectors of Unknown

Richard Caswell

2 owned

Sebastián Naranjo

1 owned

Jonah Handel

1 owned

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

1 owned

Ethan Elkins

1 owned

Also spotted by

Alex Capecelatro

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Mihail Lari

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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About this work

Unknown, 'Goldmine, Serra Pelada (figure eight), Brazil', 1986

'Goldmine, Serra Pelada (figure eight), Brazil' from 1986 documents the Serra Pelada gold mine, capturing the industrial scale and human activity of this significant mining operation. This photograph provides a powerful record of one of Brazil's most notable natural resource extraction sites.

Seen at: Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Mining, Photography, Monumental, Color, Documentary, Aerial, Human Impact, Brazilian, Landscape, 1980s

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art