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Adama KOUYATE (1928–2020)
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1472
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Adama KOUYATE (1928–2020)
See original version (French)
Estimate €900 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
Adama KOUYATE (1928–2020)
Portrait of a young woman in a short dress
(Studio d’Afrique series) – 1969
Photograph. Silver print on baryta paper, 2010
Dry stamp of the signature in the bottom right-hand corner
Signed and numbered 4/15 on the reverse
33 x 33 cm
Artist’s certificate
Provenance: Acquired from Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris
Bibliography:
- “Studios d’Afrique. A Monograph on Adama Kouyate”, Gang éditeur, 2010 (reproduced full-page on p. 101)
Note: With this work, Adama Kouyaté reveals a more modern and sophisticated facet of his studio in Bougouni. The choice of profile, the relaxed posture and the short, patterned dress contrast sharply with traditional dress codes, reflecting the cultural effervescence of post-independence Mali. The graphic repetition of the chequered pattern on the floor and on the steps creates a geometric setting that enhances the model’s silhouette. This photograph engages with the major trends in international fashion photography of the time, whilst retaining the authenticity and empathetic gaze that are Kouyaté’s hallmark. A rare piece, serving both as a historical record of a changing era and as a highly modern aesthetic object.
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