# Imogen Cunningham - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-16T04:01:51.058Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 513
- Lots with prices: 329
- First auction date: 1988-10-31
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-12
- Median realised price: $3,107
- Price range: $20 to $292,100

## Market Takeaway
Imogen Cunningham shows deep auction liquidity with 439 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,100\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,159 and $9,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 22.6% (65 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 52.8% (152 sales)
- $10,000\+: 24.7% (71 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 37
- Recent 12 months median: $812
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-11
- Days since latest sale: 69
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 124 lots
- Sotheby's: 86 lots
- Bonhams: 50 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 46 lots
- Phillips: 29 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 11 lots
- Fine Estate Inc.: 10 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 10 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 9 lots
- Schneider\-Henn: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-11 | Imogen Cunningham, Agave Design 2 | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-agave-design-2-293-c-79f1cc154a
2. 2025-10-24 | Imogen Cunningham \(American, 1883\-1976\), Alfred Stieglitz; Photographer, An American Place, gelatin silver print, 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in \(24 x 19 cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-american-1883-1976-alfred-stieglitz-photographer-an-american-place-gelatin-silver-print-9-3-8-x-7-3-8-in-24-x-19-cm-290-c-2db5312731
3. 2025-10-23 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(California/Oregon, 1883\-1976\), "False Hellebore", 1926., Gelatin silver print, 6.75" x 6". Framed 14" x 13". | Eldred's | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-california-oregon-1883-1976-false-hellebore-1926-gelatin-silver-print-6-75-x-6-framed-14-x-13-3019-c-1dd44148f1
4. 2024-05-16 | Imogen Cunningham \(1883\-1976\), THE UNMADE BED, 1957 | Waddington's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-1883-1976-the-unmade-bed-1957-42-c-b6b43dba91
5. 2023-12-06 | Imogen Cunningham \(1883\-1976\), "Rubber Plant 3" circa 1929, Silver bromide enlargement print on glossy paper mounted to a thin board mount, Image/Sheet: 9" H x 7.25" W; Mount: 16" H x 14" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $31,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-1883-1976-rubber-plant-3-circa-1929-silver-bromide-enlargement-print-on-glossy-paper-mounted-to-a-thin-board-mount-image-sheet-9-h-x-7-25-w-mount-16-h-x-14-w-16-c-91a4ee5b83
6. 2023-12-06 | Imogen Cunningham \(1883\-1976\), "Two Callas," circa 1929\-1934, Silver bromide enlargement print on paper mounted to a thin board mount, Image/Sheet: 9.75" H x 7.375" W; Mount: 16" H x 14" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $292,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-1883-1976-two-callas-circa-1929-1934-silver-bromide-enlargement-print-on-paper-mounted-to-a-thin-board-mount-image-sheet-9-75-h-x-7-375-w-mount-16-h-x-14-w-15-c-7274a07b0c
7. 2026-04-12 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM "MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM" PHOTOGRAPH | District Auction | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-magnolia-blossom-photograph-102-c-9a57e08753
8. 2026-03-03 | Imogen Cunningham "Tuberose" Carbon Print | Auctions at Showplace | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-tuberose-carbon-print-98-c-0ee1247618
9. 2026-02-27 | Imogen Cunningham 1883\-1976 | Schneider\-Henn | €4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-1883-1976-523-c-7f623729c2
10. 2025-11-21 | Imogen Cunningham, Self\-Portrait | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $350
11. 2025-11-21 | Imogen Cunningham, Davidia | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $500
12. 2025-10-09 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(1883\-1976\). The Unmade Bed, 1957. signed and dated in pe | Christie's | $13,970
13. 2025-09-07 | Imogen Cunningham | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | €180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-2245-c-20c451e8c7
14. 2025-09-07 | Imogen Cunningham | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | €180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-2244-c-17c48d383a
15. 2025-07-31 | Imogen Cunningham, Frida Kahlo | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $4,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-frida-kahlo-307-c-cc14573996
16. 2025-06-04 | Imogen Cunningham \(American, 1883\-1976\) | Caza Sikes | $812
17. 2025-05-08 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(1883\-1976\) Rubber Plant. 1929; printed early 1970s. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,500
18. 2025-05-08 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(1883\-1976\) Agave Design I. 1920s; printed 1940s. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,500
19. 2025-04-29 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(California/Oregon, 1883\-1976\), Magnolia Blossom, 1925., 12" x 15.25". Framed 20.5" x 23.5". | Eldred's | $550
20. 2025-04-29 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(California/Oregon, 1883\-1976\), Magnolia Blossom, Tower of Jewels, 1925., Silver gelatin print, image 16" x 12", sheet 20" x 16". Framed 24.5" x 19.75". | Eldred's | $300
21. 2025-04-17 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(1883\-1976\). Magnolia Blossom, 1925. signed and dated in | Christie's | $23,940
22. 2025-04-12 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM 'MY MOTHER' SILVER GELATIN PRINT | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
23. 2025-02-11 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(1883\-1976\), Martha Graham, Dancer 1931 \(later print\) | Gibson's | A$600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-imogen-cunningham-1883-1976-martha-graham-dancer-1931-later-print-19-c-48e4da783e
24. 2024-12-17 | IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM \(1883\-1976\) Magnolia Blossom. 1925; printed circa 1990. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000

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