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Tina Modotti
Tina Modotti: Fifteen Photographs
Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000
Live 11 April, 11 AM ET
Lot Details
1923-1924
London: Ava Vargas Photographic Works, 1993.
Fifteen platinum prints.
Fifteen platinum prints.
Varying dimensions from 4 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 cm) to 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (19.7 x 24.8 cm) or the reverse
Each with 'Fototeca del INAH' stamp on the verso. Accompanied by the printed title, colophon, introduction by Antonio Saborit, statement by Servando Arechiga, and plate list, numbered 15/20 in an unidentified hand in pencil. Enclosed within a black leather clamshell portfolio with embossed title. Number 15 from an edition of 20 plus 3 artist's proofs.
Created in Mexico.
Created in Mexico.
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Titles include:
Calla Lily, circa 1924-1926; Roses, 1924; Convent of Tepotzotlan, 1924; Tank No 1, circa 1927; Telephone Lines, circa 1929; Staircase, circa 1924-1926; Wine Glasses, circa 1924; Woman of Tehuantepec, circa 1929; Muchacho with Sombrero, circa 1927; Baby Nursing, 1926; Girl Carrying a Pail, 1928; Woman Carrying Anarcho-sindicalist Black Banner, circa 1928; Men Reading El Machete, 1929; Campesinos (El Primero de Mayo), 1926; Hands Resting on a Shovel, 1927
Calla Lily, circa 1924-1926; Roses, 1924; Convent of Tepotzotlan, 1924; Tank No 1, circa 1927; Telephone Lines, circa 1929; Staircase, circa 1924-1926; Wine Glasses, circa 1924; Woman of Tehuantepec, circa 1929; Muchacho with Sombrero, circa 1927; Baby Nursing, 1926; Girl Carrying a Pail, 1928; Woman Carrying Anarcho-sindicalist Black Banner, circa 1928; Men Reading El Machete, 1929; Campesinos (El Primero de Mayo), 1926; Hands Resting on a Shovel, 1927
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