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David Goldblatt #807

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Selected Works435

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 30

Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
Unknown
Dec 2020
Christie's
Various images of South Africa, 1965–2006
Various images of South Africa, 1965–2006
$21,250
Oct 2016
Christie's
Images of South Africa, 1966 and 1989
Images of South Africa, 1966 and 1989
$6,250
Christie's
Women Singing, Newtown Squatter Advert, 11 Street and 11 Avenue, Lower Houghton
Women Singing, Newtown Squatter Advert, 11 Street and 11 Avenue, Lower Houghton, 2001
$1,270
Mar 2026
Christie's
Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Sutherland, Northern Cape, 16 August, 2003
Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Sutherland, Northern Cape, 16 August, 2003, 2003
Bought In
Mar 2026
Bonhams
"Abraham Thipe with one of his arrangements and his deckchair, Newtown, 14 August 1990"
"Abraham Thipe with one of his arrangements and his deckchair, Newtown, 14 August 1990", 1990
$4,810
Oct 2025
Phillips
Zewenfontein Informal Settlement with Dainfern Golf Estate and Country Club
Zewenfontein Informal Settlement with Dainfern Golf Estate and Country Club
$6,096
Dec 2024
Phillips
Tuscan House and the Diepsloot Outfall Sewer, Dainfern Golf Estate And Country Club
Tuscan House and the Diepsloot Outfall Sewer, Dainfern Golf Estate And Country Club
$5,334
Dec 2024
Phillips
The ruins of Shareworld and FNB Soccer City Stadium. Shareworld, intended as a theme-park to the people of Soweto, was built and went bankrupt in the late 1980s.
The ruins of Shareworld and FNB Soccer City Stadium. Shareworld, intended as a theme-park to the people of Soweto, was built and went bankrupt in the late 1980s., 2009
$5,672
Dec 2024
Phillips
SL S BLANKES, EUROPEANS ONL, Bus Stop, Derby Road, Lorentzville, Johannesburg
SL S BLANKES, EUROPEANS ONL, Bus Stop, Derby Road, Lorentzville, Johannesburg
Bought In
May 2024
Phillips
Street traders and the colonnade of the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown, Soweto
Street traders and the colonnade of the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown, Soweto
Bought In
May 2024
Bonhams
Joe Maloney, boiler-house attendant, City Deep Gold Mine
Joe Maloney, boiler-house attendant, City Deep Gold Mine, 1966
$6,309
Mar 2024
Sotheby's
Family at Lunch. Wheatlands Plot and The farmer's son with his nursemaid, the farm Heimweeberg, near Nietverdiend in the Marco Bushveld. Transvaal (North-West Province)
Family at Lunch. Wheatlands Plot and The farmer's son with his nursemaid, the farm Heimweeberg, near Nietverdiend in the Marco Bushveld. Transvaal (North-West Province), 1962
$10,795
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Selected Images
Selected Images, 1968
$9,525
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Shop Assistant, Orlando West, Soweto
Shop Assistant, Orlando West, Soweto, 1972
$38,100
May 2023
Sotheby's
Mrs. Miriam Diale in her Bedroom, 5357 Orlando East, Soweto, Johannesburg, 18 October 1972
Mrs. Miriam Diale in her Bedroom, 5357 Orlando East, Soweto, Johannesburg, 18 October 1972, 1972
$20,320
May 2023
Phillips
Farmhouse Grassdae near Molteno, Eastern Cape from Intersections
Farmhouse Grassdae near Molteno, Eastern Cape from Intersections
$10,160
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
While Fernando Augusto Luta washed his clothes, Augusto Mokinda (13), Ze Jano (12) and Ze Ndala (10), posed for a photograph in water that has risen from underground in an old mineshaft at Pomfret Asbestos Mine. The water probably contained blue asbestos fibres. 25 December 2002.
While Fernando Augusto Luta washed his clothes, Augusto Mokinda (13), Ze Jano (12) and Ze Ndala (10), posed for a photograph in water that has risen from underground in an old mineshaft at Pomfret Asbestos Mine. The water probably contained blue asbestos fibres. 25 December 2002., 2002
$4,658
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Fernando Augusto Luta washes his clothes while Augusto Mokinda (13), Ze Jano (12), and Ze Ndala (10) pose for a photograph in the water in which they swim in a mineshaft of the Pomfret Blue Asbestos Mine, Pomfret
Fernando Augusto Luta washes his clothes while Augusto Mokinda (13), Ze Jano (12), and Ze Ndala (10) pose for a photograph in the water in which they swim in a mineshaft of the Pomfret Blue Asbestos Mine, Pomfret, 2002
$8,837
Nov 2022
Christie's
Ugqirha Wisintu Dr. Paul, Hofmeyer, Eastern Cape, 4 August 2006
Ugqirha Wisintu Dr. Paul, Hofmeyer, Eastern Cape, 4 August 2006, 2006
Bought In
Oct 2022
Phillips
Old mill foundations, tailing wheel and sand dump, Witwatersrand Deep Gold Mine, Germiston
Old mill foundations, tailing wheel and sand dump, Witwatersrand Deep Gold Mine, Germiston
Bought In
May 2022
Phillips
Steven with bus, Doornfontein, Johannesburg
Steven with bus, Doornfontein, Johannesburg
Bought In
Apr 2022
Phillips
Boss Boy, Randfontein Estates Goldmine
Boss Boy, Randfontein Estates Goldmine
$20,224
Nov 2021
Christie's
From Echo Canyon, Richtersveld
From Echo Canyon, Richtersveld, 2003
$8,280
Jul 2021
Phillips
Shop assistant, Orlando West, Soweto
Shop assistant, Orlando West, Soweto
$17,872
May 2021

Upcoming Auctions 1

Aspire Art
Woman collecting shellfish, Port S. Johns, Transkei, 1975
Woman collecting shellfish, Port S. Johns, Transkei, 1975, 1975
Est. ZAR 40,000–ZAR 60,000
Jun 18, 2026

For Sale 7

Goodman Gallery · Artsy
Entrance to Lategan's Truck Inn, In the time of Aids, Laingsburg. Western Cape. 14 November 2004
Entrance to Lategan's Truck Inn, In the time of Aids, Laingsburg. Western Cape. 14 November 2004, 2004
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Digital print in pigment inks on cotton rag paper
Goodman Gallery · Artsy
Shop assistant, Orlando West
Shop assistant, Orlando West, 1972
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Platinum print on Arches Platine 310gm
Goodman Gallery · Artsy
Miriam Diale in her bedroom, 5357 Orlando East, Soweto, October 1972.
Miriam Diale in her bedroom, 5357 Orlando East, Soweto, October 1972., 1972
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Platinum print on Arches Platine 310gm
Goodman Gallery · Artsy
She said to him 'You be the driver and I'll be the madam,' then they picked up the fender and posed, Hillbrow
She said to him 'You be the driver and I'll be the madam,' then they picked up the fender and posed, Hillbrow, 1975
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Silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper
Goodman Gallery · Artsy
Walking the 'madam's' dog, Hillbrow
Walking the 'madam's' dog, Hillbrow, 1972
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Silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper
Goodman Gallery · Artsy
Willem Voster with friends, family, home and garden, Merweville, Western Cape, 2 March 2009
Willem Voster with friends, family, home and garden, Merweville, Western Cape, 2 March 2009, 2009
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Pigment inks on cotton rag paper
Goodman Gallery · Artsy
'Location in the sky': the servants' quarters of Essanby house. Jeppe Street, Johannesburg. 4 April 1984.
'Location in the sky': the servants' quarters of Essanby house. Jeppe Street, Johannesburg. 4 April 1984., 1984
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Vintage silver gelatin print
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Market122 auction results

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$1.3K – $38.1K
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$11.8K
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$9.2K
12 priced photographs lots
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Mar 2026 · $1.3K
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Photographs: $9.2K medianWorks on paper: $3.4K medianUnclassified lots: $5.9K medianEditioned photos: — median
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Prizes & Awards2

Hasselblad Award
Winner 2006
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize
Shortlisted 2004
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Publications3

Monograph 1

David Goldblatt: Hasselblad Award 2006
Hatje Cantz · 2006

Exhibition Catalog 2

FotoSkulptur: Die Fotografie der Skulptur 1839 bis heute
Hatje Cantz · 2010
Südafrikanische Fotografie 1950-2010
Hatje Cantz · 2010
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News8

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Comment | As Pace slashes business, could shrinking be the next growth model?
Pace Gallery is cutting its workforce from approximately 250 to 200 staff and dropping up to 50 of its 135 artists, including teamLab, David Goldblatt…
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Mega Gallery Pace is Dropping Some 50 Artists, 50 Staff in ‘Model Correction’
Pace Gallery, a mega gallery with seven locations worldwide, is laying off approximately 50 staff members and dropping about 50 artists from its roste…
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Pace Gallery Downsizes, Cutting Artists and Staff
Pace Gallery, a major force in the contemporary art market, is cutting approximately 50 artists and estates from its roster of over 130 names and layi…
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has received a major gift of 1,986 photographs from Joy of Giving Something Inc (JGS), a nonprofit founded by …
exhibitionsMay 27, 2026
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has received a major donation of nearly 2,000 photographs from the Joy of Giving Something Inc. (JGS), a nonpr…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts receives major gift of photography
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced a major gift of 1,986 photographs from Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS), a nonprofit founded by f…
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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
Art Basel Miami Beach returned for its 23rd edition on December 3, 2025, with VIP previews at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The fair features 283…
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Metropolitan Museum receives 6,500 works from photography collector Artur Walther
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has received a promised gift of more than 6,500 works from German American photography collector Artur Walt…
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Past Exhibitions6

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#41 Goodman Gallery

Fragments of Fietas

David Goldblatt

26 Cork St, London W1S 3ND, United Kingdom

Oct 30, 2025 — Nov 29, 2025

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Yale University Art Gallery

David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive

David Goldblatt

1111 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Feb 21, 2025 — Jun 22, 2025

David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive February 21, 2025 – June 22, 2025

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Art Institute of Chicago

David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive

David Goldblatt

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Dec 2, 2023 — Mar 25, 2024

Exhibition David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive Dec 2, 2023–Mar 25, 2024

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#10 Marian Goodman Gallery

David Goldblatt Structures of Dominion and Democracy

David Goldblatt

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 6, 2014 — Oct 18, 2014

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#10 Marian Goodman Gallery

David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 15, 2011 — Feb 19, 2011

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#199 Howard Greenberg Gallery

David Goldblatt Particulars

David Goldblatt

41 E 57th St 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Apr 30, 2010 — Jun 12, 2010

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Art Fair Appearances8

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Frieze New York — New York
2025
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2024
Frieze New York — New York
2023
Frieze London — London
2020
Paris Photo — Paris
2019
Photo London — London
2019
The Armory Show — New York
2018
Photo London — London
2016
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Recent Activity20

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs
May 27, 2026
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs
May 20, 2026
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts receives major gift of photography
May 19, 2026
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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
Dec 4, 2025
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Exhibition
Fragments of Fietas
Oct 30, 2025
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Metropolitan Museum receives 6,500 works from photography collector Artur Walther
May 14, 2025
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Art Fair
Frieze New York 2025
May 7, 2025
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Exhibition
David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive
Feb 21, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2024
Oct 16, 2024
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Exhibition
David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive
Dec 2, 2023
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Art Fair
Frieze New York 2023
May 17, 2023
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Art Fair
Frieze London 2020
Oct 7, 2020
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2019
Nov 7, 2019
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Art Fair
Photo London 2019
May 16, 2019
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2018
Mar 8, 2018
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Exhibition
David Goldblatt
Feb 20, 2018
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David Goldblatt dies
Jan 1, 2018
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Art Fair
Photo London 2016
May 19, 2016
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Exhibition
David Goldblatt Structures of Dominion and Democracy
Sep 6, 2014
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Exhibition
David Goldblatt Structures of Dominion and Democracy
Sep 6, 2014
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