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Tina Modotti, Portret van María Marín de Orozco

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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  1. Tina Modotti, Telephone Wires, Mexico, 1925, Palladium printTelephone Wires, MexicoPhillips · $692,000≈ £526,877≈ €616,811Sign up to see
  2. Tina Modotti, Bandolier, Corn, Sickle, 1927, Gelatin silver printBandolier, Corn, SicklePhillips · $645,000≈ £479,732≈ €550,764Sign up to see
  3. Tina Modotti, Roses, Mexico, 1924, Platinum or palladium printRoses, 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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (26 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Tina Modotti, Bandolier, Corn, Sickle, 1927, Gelatin silver print
Bandolier, Corn, Sickle, 1927
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$645,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Three Diego Rivera murals, 1928, gelatin silver print
Three Diego Rivera murals, 1928
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$4,064Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Telegraph Wires, circa 1925, Platinum print
Telegraph Wires, circa 1925
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$177,800Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Edward Weston with a Camera, 1924, Gelatin silver print
Edward Weston with a Camera, 1924
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$24,130Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Untitled (Mexico City), 1924, Platinum print
Untitled (Mexico City), 1924
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$30,480Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Untitled (Maguey), c. 1926, platinum print
Untitled (Maguey), c. 1926
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$13,100Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Untitled (bird sculpture), 1926, Gelatin silver print
Untitled (bird sculpture), 1926
Phillips · Jun 7, 2019
$8,750Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Roses, Mexico, 1924, Platinum or palladium print
Roses, Mexico, 1924
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$220,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Woman Carrying Olla, 1926, Gelatin silver print
Woman Carrying Olla, 1926
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$75,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Edward Weston with Camera, circa 1924, Gelatin silver print
Edward Weston with Camera, circa 1924
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$25,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Telephone Wires, Mexico, 1925, Palladium print
Telephone Wires, Mexico, 1925
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$692,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Campesinos, 1926, Platinum or palladium print
Campesinos, 1926
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$125,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Hammock, circa 1926, Gelatin silver print
Hammock, circa 1926
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$60,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Untitled, Mexico City, 1924, Gelatin silver print
Untitled, Mexico City, 1924
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$43,750Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Hammer and Sickle, 1927, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s
Hammer and Sickle, 1927
Phillips · May 8, 2014
£20,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, María Marín de Orozco, 1925, Platinum print, mounted with the original overmat
María Marín de Orozco, 1925
Phillips · May 8, 2014
£15,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, A proud little agrarista (Mexican peasant boy), circa 1927, Gelatin silver print
A proud little agrarista (Mexican peasant boy), circa 1927
Phillips · Nov 7, 2013
£25,000Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, untitled (woman with flag, Mexico), matte gelatin silver print
untitled (woman with flag, Mexico)
Wright · Jun 4, 2009
$875Sign up free to see
Tina Modotti, Tina Modotti: Fifteen Photographs, 1923-1924, London: Ava Vargas Photographic Works, 1993. Fifteen platinum prints
Tina Modotti: Fifteen Photographs, 1923-1924
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
Tina Modotti, Untitled (Protest Rally), circa 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed before 1942
Untitled (Protest Rally), circa 1928
Phillips · May 16, 2024
Tina Modotti, Untitled (Protest Rally), circa 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed before 1942
Untitled (Protest Rally), circa 1928
Phillips · May 19, 2023
Tina Modotti, Labor 1 or Hands Washing, circa 1927, Platinum or palladium print
Labor 1 or Hands Washing, circa 1927
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
Tina Modotti, Sugar Cane, 1929, Gelatin silver print
Sugar Cane, 1929
Phillips · Apr 1, 2015
Tina Modotti, Maguey, 1926, Platinum print
Maguey, 1926
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
Tina Modotti, Demonstrations by campesinos, Mexico, 1928, Gelatin silver print
Demonstrations by campesinos, Mexico, 1928
Phillips · May 8, 2014
Tina Modotti, A proud little agrarista (Mexican peasant boy), circa 1927, Gelatin silver print
A proud little agrarista (Mexican peasant boy), circa 1927
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Tina Modotti, Portret van María Marín de Orozco
Portret van María Marín de Orozco1925
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Tina Modotti, Woman of Tehuantepec
Woman of Tehuantepec1929
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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