Malick Sidibé (1935–2016) - Tirage vintage unique "Fan d'Otis Redding"- 1970
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Artist Malick Sidibé; unique vintage print of "Fan d'Otis Redding" from 1970, a gelatin silver bromide print in excellent condition.
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Exceptional museum pieces (unique vintage prints, similar ones are part of the Centre Pompidou collections in Paris, and the MoMA in New York has just acquired one this year.)
It was the reference system used by Malick Sidibé for commissioning prints. Most of his vintage prints exist in no other form, as the prints were not ordered and the negatives often did not survive. These photos 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."
Commissioned by young Bamako residents dressed in the latest fashion, these prints are the memory of moments of joy and pleasure when these young people discovered their image magnified by their "friend" Malick Sidibé.
Artwork exhibited as part of the Rencontres de la photographie in Arles in 2026.
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Association for the Promotion of Contemporary Art
Translated by Google TranslateExceptional museum pieces (unique vintage prints, similar ones are part of the Centre Pompidou collections in Paris, and the MoMA in New York has just acquired one this year.)
It was the reference system used by Malick Sidibé for commissioning prints. Most of his vintage prints exist in no other form, as the prints were not ordered and the negatives often did not survive. These photos 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."
Commissioned by young Bamako residents dressed in the latest fashion, these prints are the memory of moments of joy and pleasure when these young people discovered their image magnified by their "friend" Malick Sidibé.
Artwork 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
1970
Artist
Malick Sidibé (1935–2016)
Sold by
Gallery
Title of artwork
Tirage vintage unique "Fan d'Otis Redding"- 1970
Condition
Fine
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
9 cm
Width
6 cm
Signature
Stamped
Genre
Portrait
