Lot 1526: [ Photograph ]

Corrales, Raùl
Cuba 1925 - 2006
Portrait of Che Guevara with cigar.
September 14th, 1959. Vintage. Gelatin silver print. Mat. 50 x 59,7cm. Verso with
photographer's name (signature?) and dated in blue pencil. Creases in 3 image corners.
Partial loss of layer on upper image surface. Handling traces.
Published in:
CHE. Ein fotografisches Album. Berlin. Elefanten Press, 1991. fig. p. 84.
Kuba. Bilder einer Revolution. Ed.: Harald Falckenberg. Hamburg: Philo Fine Arts, 2008.
fig. of the entire series p. 163-165.
This portrait comes from a series on facial expressions, which were recorded in the
studios of the "Canale 11" TV station in Cuba. It was the first press conference Che held
after he was appointed "Director de las Industrias del Instituto Nacional de la Reforma
Agraria". (cf. above mentioned publication from 1991 p. 16).