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Tina Modotti

Lot 73288
Hands of the Puppeteer, 1927
Platinum palladium print, printed later by Ava Vargas

7,5 x 9,5 in (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
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Lot 73288
Hands of the Puppeteer, 1927
Platinum palladium print, printed later by Ava Vargas
7,5 x 9,5 in (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Estimate: US$ 6,000 - 8,000
€ 5,100 - 6,800
Auction: 22 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Oct 03, 2025
Auction number: 8220
Auction name: Photographs Signature® Auction
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Tina Modotti (Italian, 1896-1942) Hands of the Puppeteer, 1927 Platinum palladium print, printed later by Ava Vargas 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (19.1 x 24.1 cm) (image) 8-3/4 x 11 inches (sheet) Signed by Vargas in pencil. PROVENANCE: Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California; Private collection, Soho, New York. LITERATURE: M. Constantine, Tina Modotti: A Fragile Life, New York : Rizzoli, 1983, p. 142; M. Hooks, Tina Modotti: Radical Photographer, 1993, p. 190; M. Hooks, Tina Modotti: Photographer and Revolutionary, London: Pandora, 1993, p. 190; S. Lowe, Tina Modotti, Photographs, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998, p. 108 (for a variant); Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico Years, exhibition catalogue, Hayward Gallery, London, 2004, p. 32, pl. 45; M. Hooks, Tina Modotti (Phaidon 55s), London: Phaidon, 2006, p. 40. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California; Private collection.
Overall excellent condition with no visible defects. Sheet is cornered to a window mat, framed under glass to 21 x 22 inches.
Lot Details
Tina Modotti (Italian, 1896-1942) Hands of the Puppeteer, 1927 Platinum palladium print, printed later by Ava Vargas 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (19.1 x 24.1 cm) (image) 8-3/4 x 11 inches (sheet) Signed by Vargas in pencil. PROVENANCE: Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California; Private collection, Soho, New York. LITERATURE: M. Constantine, Tina Modotti: A Fragile Life, New York : Rizzoli, 1983, p. 142; M. Hooks, Tina Modotti: Radical Photographer, 1993, p. 190; M. Hooks, Tina Modotti: Photographer and Revolutionary, London: Pandora, 1993, p. 190; S. Lowe, Tina Modotti, Photographs, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998, p. 108 (for a variant); Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico Years, exhibition catalogue, Hayward Gallery, London, 2004, p. 32, pl. 45; M. Hooks, Tina Modotti (Phaidon 55s), London: Phaidon, 2006, p. 40. HID12401132022 © 2025 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, California; Private collection.
Overall excellent condition with no visible defects. Sheet is cornered to a window mat, framed under glass to 21 x 22 inches.
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