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Agave #8, c. 1928 - Imogen Cunningham (Black and White Photography) Vintage
Imogen Cunningham
Agave #8, c. 1928
Inscribed with title on reverse and accompanied by a letter of authenticity by Rondal Partridge
Silver gelatin print, printed c. 1928
10 x 8 inches
Practically adept and inherently inquisitive, Imogen Cunningham regarded her photography as an outlet to explore humour, biology, and the human experience. Oscillating between photographing portraits of sitters in her studio and the woods surrounding her home in Seattle, Cunningham afforded her photography an air of tranquillity, magic, and surrealism. Her interest in botany grew while she was studying chemistry at the University of Washington and in the 1920s, having moved to California, botanical photography became an increased focus of her output.
Honing in on the structural, elongated leaves of an Agave succulent, which Cunningham repeatedly photographed, she creates an image that is at once abstract and architectural. Taken in natural light, bright sunshine illuminates the outreached leaves, creating a series of highly contrasted patterns of shadow and light. These repeated patterns fold across the composition, weaving a detailed rhythm throughout the work. Agave leaves seemingly wrap around one another, protruding and receding in a display of optical illusion.
- Creator:Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1928
- Dimensions:Height: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8815409452
Imogen Cunningham
Imogen Cunningham occupies a singular position in the history of American art of the 20th century. For over half the history of photography, she explored, with innovation and a new perspective, all the major traditions associated with the medium as fine art. She has been most widely acclaimed for the photographs made during the 1920s and 1930s, particularly close-up images of plants and nudes. She also made portraits which are now considered classics in photography, including images of Alfred Stieglitz, Spencer Tracy and Martha Graham. She was a founding member of the West Coast-based Group f.64, which championed an un-manipulated, direct approach with the camera, or “straight” photography. Her photographs are represented in major collections and museums around the world.
(Biography provided by Weston Gallery)
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