Judy Dater

American · b. 1941 · Photographer

Judith Rose Dater is an American photographer and feminist. She is celebrated for her 1974 photograph, Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite, featuring an elderly Imogen Cunningham,… (Wikipedia)

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31lots offered2016–2026years recorded100%sold (24)$1.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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Imogen and Twinka at YosemitePhillips · Sep 2020£4,375≈ $5,572≈ €4,790Sign up to see
Imogen and Twinka at YosemiteLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 2024$5,292≈ £4,132≈ €4,889Sign up to see
Imogen and Twinka at YosemiteWright · Jan 2023$4,788≈ £3,884≈ €4,402Sign up to see

Judy Dater’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).

ArtSell has recorded 24 auction results for Judy Dater between 2016 and 2026, of which 24 sold (100%). A further 7 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $128Sign up free to see to $5.6kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $5.6kSign up free to see for Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite at Phillips in September 2020. The most common medium is photographs (23 lots). Most results come from Rago Auctions (8), James Lisboa (5) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (4).

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24 results

Wings (triptych), 1990
Photograph
24 h x 20 w in (61 x 51 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 171
$768≈ £574≈ €669Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Self-Portrait at Salt Flats, 1981
Photograph
10¼ h x 13¼ w in (26 x 34 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 273
$1,536≈ £1,147≈ €1,338Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Ms. Clingfree (Self-Portrait), 1982
Photograph
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm.)
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026 · Lot 173
$640≈ £478≈ €561Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
Napoleon's Tomb, 1972
Photograph
7½ h x 5⅛ w in (19 x 13 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 26, 2026 · Lot 136
$266≈ £201≈ €233Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Restaurateur, Arles, France, 1976
Photograph
12¼ h x 9½ w in (31 x 24 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 26, 2026 · Lot 137
$640≈ £484≈ €561Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Twinka
Photograph
9⅝ h x 7½ w in (24 x 19 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 26, 2026 · Lot 138
$732≈ £554≈ €642Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Imogen & Twinka at Yosemite, 1974
Photograph
33.2 x 25.5 cm (35.2 x 27.7 cm)
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 664
€2,794≈ $3,252≈ £2,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
Kathleen Kelly
Photograph
13½ h x 10½ w in (34 x 27 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 139
$318≈ £243≈ €276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Ten Photographs
Photograph
13 h x 10 w in (33 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025 · Lot 163
$2,244≈ £1,718≈ €1,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Kathleen Kelly, 1972
Photograph
13 h x 10 w in (33 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 27, 2025 · Lot 130
$254≈ £185≈ €217Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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Lots by Judy Dater that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Judy Dater photographs (23)

Judy Dater: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Judy Dater at auction?

$5,572Sign up free to see, for Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite at Phillips (September 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Judy Dater?

The median sale price is $1.2kSign up free to see across 24 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Judy Dater have sold at auction?

24 of 24 recorded lots sold between 2016 and 2026. 7 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Judy Dater?

Rago Auctions, James Lisboa and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Rago Auctions · James Lisboa · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

About Judy Dater

Judith Rose Dater is an American photographer and feminist. She is celebrated for her 1974 photograph, Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite, featuring an elderly Imogen Cunningham, one of America's first woman photographers, encountering a nymph in the woods of Yosemite. The nymph is the model Twinka Thiebaud. The photo was published in Life magazine in its 1976 issue about the first 200 years of American women. Her photographs, such as her Self-Portraiture sequence, were also exhibited in the Getty Museum.

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