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IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (1883–1976)
Lot 11

IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (1883–1976)

Sonnets from the Portuguese, c. 1910

Closed30 September 2020

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IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (1883–1976)
Sonnets from the Portuguese, c. 1910
platinum print, mounted on paper, mounted on card
signed in pencil (mount, recto)
image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 6 ¾ in. (23.8 x 17.2 cm.)
paper mount: 12 ½ x 9 ½ in. (31.8 x 24.2 cm.)
secondary mount: 16 ½ x 13 5/8 in. (42 x 39.7 cm.)

Estate of the photographer's son, Gryffyd Partridge;
Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York.

Specialist note

This early and rare Symbolist work was inspired by Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnets of the same title. Barrett Browning's 44 love sonnets chronicled her deep love for her husband, poet Robert Browning.

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