Malick Sidibé (1935–2016) - Vintage unique "Les danseurs" - 1965
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Has over ten years of experience in art, specialising in post-war photography and contemporary art.
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Vintage unique 'Les danseurs' – 1965, silver gelatin print, unique edition, 9 × 6 cm, stamped signature, portrait, sold by Galerie.
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An exceptional museum piece (similar 'vintages' are part of the collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and MoMA in New York has just acquired one this year.)
It was the reference system used by Malick Sidibé for ordering prints. Most photos in his folders exist in no other form, the prints having not been ordered and the negatives often not surviving. These photographs provide a unique glimpse into social life in Bamako, Mali, in the 1960s and 1970s.
About Malick Sidibé's vintage prints (excerpt from the exhibition "Mali Twist" at the Fondation Cartier):
"I displayed [these prints] in front of the studio where the youths gathered. It was like cinema. Some ordered prints without buying them; the most important thing was that the photos be seen."
Ordered by young Bamako residents dressed to the nines, these prints are the memory of moments of joy and pleasure when these young people discovered their image magnified by their "friend" Malick Sidibé.
Work exhibited as part of the Rencontres de la photographie in Arles in 2026
Seller's Story
Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art
Translated by Google TranslateAn exceptional museum piece (similar 'vintages' are part of the collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and MoMA in New York has just acquired one this year.)
It was the reference system used by Malick Sidibé for ordering prints. Most photos in his folders exist in no other form, the prints having not been ordered and the negatives often not surviving. These photographs provide a unique glimpse into social life in Bamako, Mali, in the 1960s and 1970s.
About Malick Sidibé's vintage prints (excerpt from the exhibition "Mali Twist" at the Fondation Cartier):
"I displayed [these prints] in front of the studio where the youths gathered. It was like cinema. Some ordered prints without buying them; the most important thing was that the photos be seen."
Ordered by young Bamako residents dressed to the nines, these prints are the memory of moments of joy and pleasure when these young people discovered their image magnified by their "friend" Malick Sidibé.
Work exhibited as part of the Rencontres de la photographie in Arles in 2026
Seller's Story
Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art
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Date of print
1965
Artist
Malick Sidibé (1935–2016)
Sold by
Gallery
Title of artwork
Vintage unique "Les danseurs" - 1965
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
9 cm
Edition
Unique
Width
6 cm
Signature
Stamped
Genre
Portrait
