Lot #745: TINA MODOTTI - Workers Parade - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Tina Modotti (Italian/American, 1896 - 1942).
Title: "Workers Parade".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1926. Printed 1930.
Dimensions: Image size: 5 5/16 x 4 5/8 in. (135 x 117 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $800
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,200/1,500
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board.
Comment(s): Modotti moved to Mexico City with Edward Weston in 1923. From 1925 on, Modotti was active in leftist politics. Her pivotal 1926 photograph “Workers Parade” reflects her concern for class solidarity among Mexican workers. Image copyright © The Estate of Tina Modotti. [24909-1-800-NA]