Lot 184 · Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs
Agave Cactus, c. 1928
Imogen Cunningham · annotated in pencil (verso)
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs , New York · 18 February 2016
- Dimensions
- image: 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (22.3 x 16.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4064801
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Imogen Cunningham, Agave Cactus, c. 1928. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064801.
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Imogen Cunningham, Agave Cactus, c. 1928. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064801.
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From the same sale Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs · Feb 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Maynard White/Sailor on Rock, Torso), c. 1910 | Fred Holland Day (1864-1933) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Porter, Les Halles, 1939 | Brassaï | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| Untitled from 'Personal Sentimentalism in Photography', 2000 | Nobuyoshi Araki | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Flower Stem, 1990s | Nobuyoshi Araki | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Tide Stones, 1963 | Minor White | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Antarctica, 2005 | Sebastião Salgado | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imogen Cunningham | 'Cotyledon' | $17,500 | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | |
| Imogen Cunningham | Sunbath (Alta Hoover on the beach) | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Imogen Cunningham | The Unmade Bed | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Imogen Cunningham | Eye of Portia Hume | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Imogen Cunningham | Amaryllis | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Imogen Cunningham | Magnolia Blossom | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Imogen Cunningham | The Magnolia Blossom | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Imogen Cunningham | 'Two Callas' | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 |
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