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Imogen Cunningham
Alfred Stieglitz, in front of Georgia O'Keefe painting by Imogen Cunningham

1934

About the Item

Imogen Cunningham was an influential American Photographer, best known for her detailed portraits and floral still lives. Cunningham brought a distinctly West Coast influence to mainstream photography. She was a founding member of the San Francisco Bay Area group f/64, along with Ansel Adams and Willard Van Dyke. The Museum of Modern Art NY held several solo exhibitions and the Dallas Art Museum. Her work is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography along with dozens of other Museums worldwide. Cunningham, in this photograph, captures her contemporary photographer Alfred Stieglitz in front of his longtime partner Georgia O'Keefe's 1926 painting "Black Iris" which is now in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY.. A print of this photograph is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as the Museum of Modern Art NYC. This image remains of the most famous and sought after original silver gelatin prints in photographic collections. The provenance of this photograph offered is Christies London, 1989.
  • Creator:
    Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1934
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 7.38 in (18.75 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    original silver gelatin Price: $12,000
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    No condition issues, framed archival. Purchased Sothebys London in the 1980's.
  • Gallery Location:
    Brookville, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1635213238142
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