Continuation of the major retrospective

From Seattle to Los Angeles: »Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective«

Her first major retrospective in the U.S. in more than 35 years continues: Beginning March 8, Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective will be on view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. In addition to portraits, plant studies and moving street scenes by the style-setting photographer are on display.

March 08, 2022
Imogen Cunningham: Martha Graham, Dancer, 1931
Getty Museum, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser © Imogen Cunningham Trust 2016.173.18
Imogen Cunningham: Martha Graham, Dancer, 1931, Gelatin silver print, 18.5 × 25.2 cm (7 5/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

As one of the first female photographers of the early 20th century, Imogen Cunningham enjoys a special position in the history of photography. Many of her works spanning seven decades will be on view in Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective at the Getty Center in Los Angeles from March 8 to June 12, 2022. The exhibition is a continuation of the first major retrospective in the United States in more than 35 years, whose first stop was the Seattle Art Museum.

Imogen Cunningham's (1883-1976) work ranges from the widespread pictorial style of the 1930s to straight photography to experimental photography, which includes such works as her light abstractions. In 1932, Cunningham co-founded the influential f/64 group, which was dedicated to straight photography. These works were influenced by the New Objectivity and consciously opposed the symbolically influenced pictorialism.Art.Salon

Imogen Cunningham: A Man Ray Version of Man Ray, 1961
Getty Museum, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser © Imogen Cunningham Trust 2016.173.10
Imogen Cunningham: A Man Ray Version of Man Ray, 1961, Gelatin silver print, 23.5 × 16.3 cm (9 1/4 × 6 7/16 in.)

Recent auction results of Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham - \'Nude\'
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Photographs NowThe Collector's Edition
July 2024
Bonhams, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Imogen Cunningham - Two Callas
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Photographie
June 2024
Lempertz, Cologne
Est.: 800 - 1.000 EUR
Realised: not available
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Imogen Cunningham - Tuberose, 1920s
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The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
February 2024
Christies, New York
Est.: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Realised: 8.820 USD
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Imogen Cunningham - Aeonium, 1920s
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The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
February 2024
Christies, New York
Est.: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Realised: 5.670 USD
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Imogen Cunningham - Amaryllis Bud, 1933
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The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
February 2024
Christies, New York
Est.: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Realised: 27.720 USD
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Imogen Cunningham - Wandering Jew, c. 1920s
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The Collection of Sir Elton John: The Day Sale
February 2024
Christies, New York
Est.: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Imogen Cunningham - Triangles, 1928
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The Collection of Sir Elton John: Love, Lust and Devotion
February 2024
Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: 10.710 USD
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Imogen Cunningham - Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather
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Made in CaliforniaPhotographs
December 2023
Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Est.: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Realised: 1.280 USD
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Imogen Cunningham - \'Nude\'
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Made in CaliforniaPhotographs
December 2023
Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Imogen Cunningham - The Coffee Gallery, San Francisco
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Made in CaliforniaPhotographs
December 2023
Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Est.: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Realised: 1.216 USD
Details

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