Tina Modotti
Italian · 1896–1942 · Photographer
Tina Modotti was an Italian and American photographer, model, actor, and revolutionary political activist for the Comintern. She left her native Italy in 1913 and emigrated to… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Telephone Wires, MexicoPhillips · $692,000≈ £526,877≈ €616,811Sign up to see
Bandolier, Corn, SicklePhillips · $645,000≈ £479,732≈ €550,764Sign up to see
Roses, MexicoPhillips · $220,000≈ £167,504≈ €196,096Sign up to see
Tina Modotti’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 26 auction results for Tina Modotti between 2009 and 2026, of which 18 sold (69%). Recorded sale prices range from $875Sign up free to see to $692kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $692kSign up free to see for Telephone Wires, Mexico at Phillips in April 2019. The most common medium is photographs (26 lots). Most results come from Phillips (23), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (2) and Wright (1).
26 results
- Bandolier, Corn, Sickle, 1927$645,000≈ £479,732≈ €550,764Sign up free to see
- $4,064≈ £3,071≈ €3,551Sign up free to see
- Telegraph Wires, circa 1925$177,800≈ £135,881≈ €162,271Sign up free to see
- $24,130≈ £18,441≈ €22,022Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Mexico City), 1924$30,480≈ £24,116≈ €28,115Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Maguey), c. 1926$13,100≈ £10,365≈ €12,046Sign up free to see
- $8,750≈ £6,883≈ €7,762Sign up free to see
- Roses, Mexico, 1924$220,000≈ £167,504≈ €196,096Sign up free to see
- Woman Carrying Olla, 1926$75,000≈ £57,104≈ €66,851Sign up free to see
- Edward Weston with Camera, circa 1924$25,000≈ £19,035≈ €22,284Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Tina Modotti at auction?
$692,000Sign up free to see, for Telephone Wires, Mexico at Phillips (April 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Tina Modotti?
The median sale price is $37kSign up free to see across 18 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Tina Modotti have sold at auction?
18 of 26 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Tina Modotti?
Phillips, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Wright account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Wright
About Tina Modotti
Tina Modotti was an Italian and American photographer, model, actor, and revolutionary political activist for the Comintern. She left her native Italy in 1913 and emigrated to the United States, where she settled in San Francisco with her father and sister. In San Francisco, Modotti worked as a seamstress, model, and theater performer and, later, moved to Los Angeles where she worked in film. She later became a photographer and essayist. In 1922 she moved to Mexico, where she became an active member of the Mexican Communist Party.
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In museum collections
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domainWoman of Tehuantepec, 1929
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
