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Artists›Sebastião Salgado

Sebastião Salgado

1944

WA-00009705

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None documented

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70%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ358158

MoMA

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (4)

Museum
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/sebastiao-salgado
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7023
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/sebastiao-salgado
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior was a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist.

Source: Museum · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (12)

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The "Benguela railway station" camp for displaced Angolans. Luena, Alto Zambeze Province, Angola

1997 · gelatin silver print

Image: 46.1 x 29.3 cm (18 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.); Paper: 49.3 x 40.5 cm (19 7/16 x 15 15/16 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Churchgate Station, Bombay, India

1995 · gelatin silver print

Image: 29.5 x 43.9 cm (11 5/8 x 17 5/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 x 50.5 cm (16 x 19 7/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Rajasthan Canal Works, India

1990 · gelatin silver print

Image: 30 x 44.5 cm (11 13/16 x 17 1/2 in.); Paper: 40.3 x 49.8 cm (15 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Three Coal Miners, India, from the series "Workers"

1989 · Gelatin silver print

Image, approx: 29.4 × 44.1 cm (11 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.); Frame: 51.5 × 66.3 × 2.2 cm (20 5/16 × 26 1/8 × 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Giant Roller Compact and "Iron" Jute Fabric, Chittagong, Bangladesh

1989 · gelatin silver print

Image: 29.6 x 44.3 cm (11 5/8 x 17 7/16 in.); Paper: 40.2 x 50 cm (15 13/16 x 19 11/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

1986 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 30.2 × 44.6 cm (11 15/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.6 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

1986 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 29.6 × 44.5 cm (11 11/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Paper: 39.9 × 49.8 cm (15 3/4 × 19 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

1986 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 30 × 44.5 cm (11 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Paper: 40 × 50 cm (15 3/4 × 19 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Serra Pelada, Brazil)

1986 · Gelatin silver print

17 3/8 × 11 11/16" (44.1 × 29.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Gold Serra Pelada, State of Parà, Brazil

1986 · gelatin silver print

Image: 30 x 44.2 cm (11 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.); Paper: 39.8 x 50.2 cm (15 11/16 x 19 3/4 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mexico

1980 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 30.3 × 44.7 cm (11 15/16 × 17 5/8 in.); Paper: 40.2 × 50.6 cm (15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Guatemala

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 29.3 × 43.6 cm (11 9/16 × 17 3/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 51 cm (15 15/16 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

12 published of 13 catalogued · 8 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

The "Benguela railway station" camp for displaced Angolans. Luena, Alto Zambeze Province, Angola
1997 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Churchgate Station, Bombay, India
1995 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Rajasthan Canal Works, India
1990 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Giant Roller Compact and "Iron" Jute Fabric, Chittagong, Bangladesh
1989 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gold Serra Pelada, State of Parà, Brazil
1986 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Collections8

Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Museum of Modern Art Cleveland Museum of Art Phillips Freeman's|Hindman

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Background

Education

University of Paris

doctorate

University of São Paulo

master's degree

Federal University of Espírito Santo

bachelor's degree

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Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2026	$4,000 – $6,000	Unsold
Untitled	Freeman's\|Hindman	May 2025	$8,000 – $12,000	Unsold

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