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Imogen Cunningham Art

American, 1883-1976

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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Period: 20th Century
Artist: Imogen Cunningham
Alfred Stieglitz
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Santa Fe, NM
The image of Alfred Stieglitz standing in front of Black Iris III painted by Georgia O'Keeffe in 1926. When Imogen Cunningham took this picture in 1934, the painting was hanging in S...
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Mid-20th Century Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Magnolia Blossom
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in New York, NY
This supremely elegant photograph illustrates why Imogen Cunningham’s botanical pictures are a keystone of modernist photography. In the 1920s, Cunnin...
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1920s Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Two Callas
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in New York, NY
This supremely elegant photograph illustrates why Imogen Cunningham’s botanical pictures are a keystone of modernist photography. In the 1920s, Cunnin...
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1920s Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Alfred Stieglitz, in front of Georgia O'Keefe painting by Imogen Cunningham
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Brookville, NY
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...
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1930s Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

The Unmade Bed
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"The Unmade Bed" is a photograph by Imogen Cunningham. The photograph is signed in pencil, lower right, "Imogen Cunningham, 1957". The framed piece measure...
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1950s Modern Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Black and White Portrait of a Couple - Imogen Cunningham 1957
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated couple by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Signed and dated "Imogen Cunnungham 1957" in the lower right corner below the photo. Information about subjects wr...
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1950s Photorealist Imogen Cunningham Art

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman - Imogen Cunningham
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated elderly man by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Presented in a new white mat with black accent. Tag from the studio of Imogen Cunningham affixed to verso of m...
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1960s Photorealist Imogen Cunningham Art

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Woman - Imogen Cunningham
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated elderly woman by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Presented in a new white mat. Tag from the studio of Imogen Cunningham affixed ...
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1960s Photorealist Imogen Cunningham Art

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sycamore Trees
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Original, vintage silver gelatin print by Imogen Cunningham. Printed by the artist circa 1949 with Certificate of Authenticity from the trust on the back of the mount. Artist Biograp...
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1940s Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Imogen Cunningham original vintage gelatin silver print. Signed and dated, 1923 on the front of the mount. Printed in the 1930s. Imogen Cunningham (1883 – 1976) occupies a singular p...
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1920s Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Alfred Stieglitz
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Original, vintage silver gelatin print by Imogen Cunningham. Printed by the artist circa 1970 and signed on the front of the mount. Artist Biography: American (1883 – 1976) Imogen Cu...
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1940s Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Calla Lilly with Leaf
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Westwood, NJ
This is a toned silver gelatin print made in late 1980's by Imogen Cunningham son and gifted photographer in his own right Rondal Partridge.
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20th Century Contemporary Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

Alfred Stieglitz
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the mount. Printed circa 1970. Also available as a trust print. Contact gallery for availability. Imogen Cunningham (1883 – 1976) occupies a singular position...
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20th Century Imogen Cunningham Art

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Silver Gelatin

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Agave Design I
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