Hans Gedda
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"Cornelis Vreeswijk", 1977.
Signed Hans Gedda. Numbered 12/25 verso. Gelatin silver print, image 39.5 x 39.5 cm.
Provenance
Uppsala Auktionskammare, Internationell Kvalitetsauktion, December 2017.
Private Collection, Stockholm.
Bukowski Auktioner, Contemporary Art & Design 650, 25 October 2023, lot 224.
More information
Hans Gedda is Sweden's most famous portrait photographer. From the 1960s until today, he has captured unforgettable portraits of most of our Swedish and foreign celebrities. People like Nelson Mandela and Astrid Lindgren, Ingemar Stenmark and Ingmar Bergman have passed through his lens. The iconic portrait of Cornelis Vreeswijk was photographed in Gedda's studio on Götgatan and has become the most famous image of our Dutch national hero.
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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