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Hector ACEBES (New York 1921 – Bogotá 22 April 2017)
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138
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Hector ACEBES (New York 1921 – Bogotá 22 April 2017)
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Hector ACEBES (New York 1921 – Bogotá 22 April 2017)
Two studies of Amazonian Indians, c.1950.
Period silver gelatine prints bearing the photographer’s stamp and the copyright mark of
the A.P.I.A. agency on the reverse.
35 x 28 cm
American photographer, filmmaker and lecturer, renowned for his expeditions
to Africa and South America between 1947 and 1953.Following major
photographic journeys to North Africa in 1947 and West
Africa in 1949, Acebes undertook several expeditions on the Orinoco
River in Venezuela as well as in other parts of South America
between 1950 and 1953.
Collections: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
Portland Art Museum, Portland. Binghamton University Art Museum,
Binghamton, New York. Smithsonian Institution, National Anthropological
Archives, Suitland, Maryland; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston
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About the sale
The Paul BENARROCHE Collection and others | Old and modern photographs | Part I
Auction location
Auction time
10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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