By Jurgen Schadeberg (1931-2020)

Selenium print, with embossed studio logo.
Signed and dated, 1999.

This original Schadeberg photograph was taken in 1993 and printed in 1999 from the negative. While employed by Drum Magazine, Schadeberg photographed pivotal moments in the lives of South Africans. These photographs represent the life and struggle of South Africans during Apartheid. He documented key moments such as the Defiance Campaign of 1952; the Treason Trial of 1958; the Sophiatown Removals and the Sharpeville Funeral in 1960.

His work is held in the collections of the UK Arts Council, National Portrait Gallery, Tate and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

During the late 20th century, Robben Island was used to imprison political prisoners who opposed the postwar apartheid state. Political activist and lawyer Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on the island for 18 of the 27 years of his imprisonment before the fall of apartheid and introduction of full, multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Robben Island is a South African National Heritage Site as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

570mm x 400mm excluding mountboard, unframed.

R20,000