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MARC RIBOUD
(1923–2016)
Peasants visiting the birth
house of Mao, Shaoshan
1965
Vintage silver print
20 × 29,2 cm (7.9 × 11.5 in)
Photographer’s agency stamp and
several handwritten notations incl.
the neg. no. in ink and pencil on
the reverse
€ 1.600 / € 2.500–3.000

80 The image was taken in the city
MARC RIBOUD of Baoding in Hebei province,
(1923–2016) approximately 150 km away
from Beijing. An editor’s capti-
Boading, China 1957 on describes the circumstances:
»Besides her mother sits a girl,
Vintage silver print waiting for her departure to the
20,2 × 30 cm (8 × 11.8 in) plants, where she is going to
Photographer’s agency stamp work. Probably she has no idea
and several handwritten nota- about the big impact of this
tions incl. the neg. no. in ink change.
and pencil on the reverse
€ 1.600 / € 2.500–3.000

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