Hans Gedda
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"Cornelis Vreeswijk", 1977
Signed Hans Gedda. Edition 12/25. Gelatin silver print, image 39.5 x 39.5 cm.
Provenance
Uppsala Auktionskammare, Internationell Kvalitetsauktion, December 2017.
Private Collection, Stockholm.
More information
Hans Gedda är Sveriges mest kända porträttfotograf. Från 1960-talet fram till idag har han skapat oförglömliga porträtt av de flesta av våra svenska och utländska kändisar. Personer som Nelson Mandela och Astrid Lindgren, Ingemar Stenmark och Ingmar Bergman har passerat förbi hans lins. Det ikoniska porträttet på Cornelis Vreeswijk är fotograferat i Geddas studio på Götgatan och har blivit den mest kända bilden på vår holländska nationalskald.
Artist
Hans Gredda is a Swedish photographer born in Flen. Gedda had her debut as a photographer already in her teens, and he later studied with Teddy Aarni in Eskilstuna, and later became an assistant at Rolf Winquist at Ateljé Uggla. Gredda had her breakthrough in 1967 with his portrait of Sara Lidman and Tove Jansson. Gedda was primarily known for his unforced portraits of famous and important individuals within the cultural and social world, such as Nelson Mandela, Olof Palme, Andy Warhol, Jimi Hendrix, Monica Zetterlund, Margaretha Krook, and Carl XVI Gustaf. Gredda also works documentaries and advertisements as well as still lifes, and he has had several exhibitions in Sweden and internationally. He is represented at Moderna Museet and the National Museum. Gredda has released several books and has been awarded prizes such as World Press Photo and Årets bild.
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