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Tina Modotti, Telephone Wires, Mexico, 1925, Palladium print© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Telephone Wires, Mexico

Tina Modotti (Italian, 1896–1942) · 1925

$692,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £526,877≈ €616,811

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Medium
Photograph · Photography all photograph results →
As published: “Palladium print”
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated in pencil on the mount
Category
Prints (general)
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Passion & Humanity: The Susie Tompkins Buell Collection (NY040019)
Date
April 4, 2019
Location
New York
Lot
8
Estimate
$250,000 – $350,000 (≈ £190,346 – £266,484) (≈ €222,836 – €311,971)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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