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The Unmade Bed
Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883–1976) · 1957
$15,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £11,799≈ €13,306
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print, printed later”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated in pencil on the mount
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 10 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (27 x 34.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Artist | Icon | Inspiration: Women in Photography Presented with Peter Fetterman (NY040219)
- Date
- June 7, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 1
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £9,439 – £14,159) (≈ €10,645 – €15,967)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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