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Steve McCurry – Hérat, Afghanistan, 1992 Steve McCurry, United States.Afghanistan, 1992. Unpublished photogravure of the Cromalin type, from the workshop of an old photo engraver, carefully preserved in an envelope and protected from light. Although older than 2006 and now more than 19 years old, the work is still in good condition. The verso shows minimal traces of dirt and pressure marks due to handling of the printer. The recto is in excellent condition, bright and remarkably lively. This unique copy (1/1) was used for printing a book about Steve McCurry and was produced with his permission. The colours of these hand-made proofs, carried out by In 1984, since the legendary photo of the Afghan girl with green eyes, in an Afghanistan tormented and devastated by 23 years of war that caused one and a half million deaths and three million and a half of refugees, photo published on the cover of National Geographic magazine. He returned in 1992 to take stock of the situation and provided new portraits, often children's portraits, such as this photo of a girl living in Afghanistan's third city, Hérat, near the Pakistani border. Steve McCurry of a sunburned earth, complete a miracle, in an innate sweetness, a lightness, or light caresses the colors that move in waves. The look of a child, between despair and calm, with amber skin, a white veil, holding in his hands the few books that were present during this period. With certificate.