Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976). The Unmade Bed, 1957. Gelatin silver print, printed later by Rondal Partridge. ...

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Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976)
The Unmade Bed, 1957
Gelatin silver print, printed later by Rondal Partridge
10-1/8 x 13-1/8 inches (25.7 x 33.3 cm) (image/sheet)
Embossed with photographer's blindstamp, mount recto. Signed by Rondal Partridge, Estate Executor, in pencil, and Estate label with title and date affixed to mount verso.

The Collection of Hal Gould, Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver.

LITERATURE:
R. Lorenz, Imogen Cunningham: 1883-1976, Taschen, Cologne, 2001, p.241;
R. Lorenz, Imogen Cunningham: Ideas without End, A Life in Photographs, 1993, pl.104;
R. Doty, Photography in America, 1974, p.78-9; Drew Heath Johnson, Capturing Light: Masterpieces of California Photography, 1850 to the Present, Oakland Museum, 2001, pl. 142.


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