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Catherine Wagner

American · b. 1953 · Photographer

Catherine Wagner is an American photographer, professor and conceptual artist. Wagner has created large-scale, site-specific public artworks for the cities of San Francisco,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Catherine Wagner, Moss Landing Elementary School, Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Room, Moss Landing, California (from the American Classroom Series), 1984, gelatin silver print from Polaroid Type 55 Positive/Negative filmMoss Landing Elementary School, Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Room, Moss Landing, California (from the American Classroom Series)Rago Auctions · $1,524≈ £1,129≈ €1,333Sign up to see
  2. Catherine Wagner, Classroom (from the American Classroom Series), 1985, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor printClassroom (from the American Classroom Series)Rago Auctions · $1,254≈ £929≈ €1,097Sign up to see
  3. Catherine Wagner, Wire Rolls, Petaluma, CA, 1978, gelatin silver printWire Rolls, Petaluma, CALos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $1,071≈ £834≈ €980Sign up to see

Catherine Wagner’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Catherine Wagner, 'Sea Ascidian' (1) (from 'Cross Sections'), 1999, Iris print; signed
'Sea Ascidian' (1) (from 'Cross Sections'), 1999
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$461Sign up free to see
Catherine Wagner, The 1890s (from 'A Narrative History of the Light Bulb'), 2006, Chromogenic print; flush-mounted to aluminum
The 1890s (from 'A Narrative History of the Light Bulb'), 2006
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$704Sign up free to see
Catherine Wagner, Moss Landing Elementary School, Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Room, Moss Landing, California (from the American Classroom Series), 1984, gelatin silver print from Polaroid Type 55 Positive/Negative film
Moss Landing Elementary School, Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Room, Moss Landing, California (from the American Classroom Series), 1984
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$1,524Sign up free to see
Catherine Wagner, Classroom (from the American Classroom Series), 1985, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print
Classroom (from the American Classroom Series), 1985
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$1,254Sign up free to see
Catherine Wagner, Wire Rolls, Petaluma, CA, 1978, gelatin silver print
Wire Rolls, Petaluma, CA, 1978
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,071Sign up free to see
Catherine Wagner, Gonzales Elementary School, Santa Fe, New Mexico (from the American Classrooms series), 1986, vintage gelatin silver print
Gonzales Elementary School, Santa Fe, New Mexico (from the American Classrooms series), 1986
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$756Sign up free to see
Catherine Wagner, Alfred University Science Classroom, Alfred, N.Y, 1987, vintage gelatin silver print
Alfred University Science Classroom, Alfred, N.Y, 1987
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$1,071Sign up free to see

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