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Malick SidibeSoirèe depart djim
$3,593.42
£2,687.93
€3,000
CA$4,951.56
A$5,442.97
CHF 2,857.54
MX$64,720.87
NOK 36,697.25
SEK 33,427.23
DKK 22,863.11
About the Item
Malick Sidibé - Soirée départ Djim, 1967
This is not a decorative photograph.
It is living history, crystallized at the exact moment when urban Africa became aware of itself.
Two women, side by side.
A direct gaze, no constructed pose.
Behind them, a geometric textile that echoes the black-and-white checkered floor: order, rhythm, modernity.
We are in Bamako, 1967. Post-independence Africa is inventing its own visual language-and Sidibé is the author of that grammar.
Why acquire
this
photograph (and not another)
Let's be clear, without rhetoric.
1.
Malick Sidibé is a true blue-chip
Not simply "important," not merely "historic."
foundational.
He is the photographer who gave a face to African modernity in the 20th century. Museums, biennials, institutional collections. Period.
2.
The 1960s = peak period
1967 is not incidental.
It is the core of his production, the phase most valued by both the market and institutions.
Buying Sidibé outside this period is like buying late Picasso: possible, but not the same.
3.
Powerful, immediately legible iconography
Female identity
Everyday elegance
Quiet pride
African modernity without folklore
This image works anywhere: private home, foundation, corporate collection.
Instantly recognizable, yet never trivial.
4.
An artwork that ages well
It does not follow trends.
It does not shout.
It does not exhaust itself.
In twenty years, it will say the same things-and that is what separates an artwork from a mere image.
- Creator:Malick Sidibe (1936, Malian)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
- More Editions Sizes:unicaPrice: $3,593
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- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2924217362602
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