254
Seydou Keïta
A Young Girl Wearing a 'Robe Samba' dress
1950s
Gelatin silver print, printed 1995.
22 x 15 3/4 in. (55.9 x 40 cm)
Signed twice, dated and annotated '52A55' in ink in the margin; signed, dated and annotated 'Paris' in pencil by Philippe Salaün and 'Tirage par Philippe Salaün' stamp on the verso.
Full-Cataloguing
The young woman in the present lot is photographed wearing a "bloc" or "robe samba" dress with three skirts. It is called a "robe samba" because of the wide black and white stripes.