Fiery lava flows out of the crater through an underground break. Volcanic eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in May 2004. Democratic Republic of Congo.
2004
Sebastião Salgado
Artist, Brazilian, 1944 - 2025
Artwork overview
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Medium
platinum print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 42 × 60 cm (16 9/16 × 23 5/8 in.)
sheet: 64 × 84 cm (25 3/16 × 33 1/16 in.) -
Accession Number
2025.101.2.21
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Portfolio Title
Genesis
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Sebastião Salgado; Marsha Williams, San Francisco, CA, 2013; gift to NGA, 2025.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
signed by artist, lower right corner under photograph in graphite: S. Salgado.; lower left corner: 2/16 on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: 21-GENESIS / Nyamuragira Volcano / Congo - 2006 / S. Salgado.