Malick Sidibé (1935–2016) - 4 vintages uniques "Club Les Charmeurs"- 1968
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Four unique vintage gelatin silver prints by Malick Sidibé, titled “4 vintages uniques ‘Club Les Charmeurs’ – 1968” and printed in 1968.
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Extraordinary museum pieces (unique "vintage" prints of a kind, part of the Centre Pompidou collection in Paris, and MoMA in New York has just acquired one this year.)
These were the reference system used by Malick Sidibé for commissioning prints. Most vintage photos exist in no other form, the prints having not been commissioned and the negatives often not surviving. These photos provide a unique glimpse into social life in Bamako, Mali, in the 1960s and 1970s.
About Malick Sidibé's vintage prints (extract from the exhibition "Mali Twist" at the Fondation Cartier):
"I displayed [these prints] in front of the studio where the young people gathered. It was like the cinema. Some ordered prints without buying them; the most important thing was that the photos were seen."
Ordered 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.
Works 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 TranslateExtraordinary museum pieces (unique "vintage" prints of a kind, part of the Centre Pompidou collection in Paris, and MoMA in New York has just acquired one this year.)
These were the reference system used by Malick Sidibé for commissioning prints. Most vintage photos exist in no other form, the prints having not been commissioned and the negatives often not surviving. These photos provide a unique glimpse into social life in Bamako, Mali, in the 1960s and 1970s.
About Malick Sidibé's vintage prints (extract from the exhibition "Mali Twist" at the Fondation Cartier):
"I displayed [these prints] in front of the studio where the young people gathered. It was like the cinema. Some ordered prints without buying them; the most important thing was that the photos were seen."
Ordered 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.
Works 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
1968
Artist
Malick Sidibé (1935–2016)
Sold by
Gallery
Title of artwork
4 vintages uniques "Club Les Charmeurs"- 1968
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
9 cm
Edition
unique
Width
6 cm
Signature
Stamped
Genre
Portrait
