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TINA MODOTTI (1896–1942)

Head of Christ, 1925

    Price Realised USD 7,500
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    USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
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    TINA MODOTTI (1896–1942)

    Head of Christ, 1925

    Price Realised USD 7,500
    Price Realised USD 7,500
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    TINA MODOTTI (1896–1942)
    Head of Christ, 1925
    platinum print, mounted on card
    signed and dated in pencil (mount, recto); annotated 'darkest' in pencil (verso); inscribed 'Para Felipe' by the artist in pencil and signed by Felipe Teixidor in ink (mount, verso)
    image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (23.9 x 16.2 cm.)
    mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)

    Provenance
    Acquired from historian Felipe Teixidor, 1966.
    Literature
    Mildred Constantine, Tina Modotti: A Fragile Life, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1993, p. 103.
    Sarah M. Lowe, Tina Modotti Photographs, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1995, pl. 59.
    Exhibited
    New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Tina Modotti, January 10–April 5, 1977, cat. no.
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