Consuelo Kanaga
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Consuelo Kanaga #2,003Established

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personAmerican, 1894–1978
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Selected Works534

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
Met
Met
Met
Met
Met
Met
Met
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
Amon Carter Museum
Amon Carter Museum
Amon Carter Museum
Princeton University Art Museum

Previous Sales 21

Sotheby's
She is a Tree of Life to Them
She is a Tree of Life to Them
$83,820
May 2023
Sotheby's
Eluard Luchell McDaniels
Eluard Luchell McDaniels
Bought In
Apr 2022
Christie's
Pitcher and Soap, 1925
Pitcher and Soap, 1925
$5,000
Apr 2018
Christie's
She is the Tree of Life to Them (Florida), 1950
She is the Tree of Life to Them (Florida), 1950
$6,250
Apr 2011
Christie's
She is a tree of life to them, 1950
She is a tree of life to them, 1950
£7,200 ($10k USD)
Nov 2005
Christie's
Alice Rohrer, circa 1930
Alice Rohrer, circa 1930
$3,585
Apr 2004
Christie's
Black Child and Apple Blossom, Tennessee
Black Child and Apple Blossom, Tennessee
$10,350
Oct 1999
Rago Arts and Auction Center
The Camellia
The Camellia
$2,394
Jan 1970
Christie's
Profile of a Young Girl, from the Tennessee Series
Profile of a Young Girl, from the Tennessee Series, 1948
$57,150
Apr 2026
Christie's
Untitled (Seagull)
Untitled (Seagull), 1940
$2,540
Apr 2026
Christie's
She is a Tree of Life to Them
She is a Tree of Life to Them, 1950
$15,120
Apr 2024
Phillips
Profile of a Young Girl from the Tennessee Series
Profile of a Young Girl from the Tennessee Series
$33,020
Oct 2023
Phillips
She is a Tree of Life to Them
She is a Tree of Life to Them
$22,860
Oct 2023
Phillips
Nude
Nude
$3,810
Oct 2023
Christie's
Mother and Son (The Question, Florida)
Mother and Son (The Question, Florida), 1950
Bought In
Oct 2022
Phillips
Mother and Son (The Question, Florida)
Mother and Son (The Question, Florida)
$15,120
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Eluard Luchell McDaniels
Eluard Luchell McDaniels, 1931
Bought In
Apr 2022
Phillips
Harvey Zook
Harvey Zook
$2,520
Oct 2021
Swann Auction Galleries
Portrait of Berenice Abbottwith camera, 1935
Portrait of Berenice Abbottwith camera, 1935, 1960
$8,125
Feb 2022
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Stieglitz at Lake George
Stieglitz at Lake George, 1936
Bidding closed
Vintage gelatin silver
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Couple in Parlor, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Couple in Parlor, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, 1940
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver, printed later

For Sale 1

Dallas Collectors Club · Artsy
Mother and Son (The Question, Florida)
Mother and Son (The Question, Florida), 1950
Price on request
Gelatin silver print
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Market51 auction results

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$1.8K – $106K
29 of 32 photographs lots with prices
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$20.2K
Object-type specific
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$15.1K
29 priced photographs lots
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Apr 2026 · $2.5K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $15.1K medianPosters/ephemera: $2.3K medianUnclassified lots: $8.1K median
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Publications1

Survey 1

Women Photographers 1900 - 1975: A Legacy of Light
Hatje Cantz · 2025
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News1

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The Brooklyn Museum has opened "Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit," a major solo exhibition dedicated to the pioneering American photographer Consuelo…
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Art Fair Appearances3

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Paris Photo — Paris
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2021
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Recent Activity6

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Paris Photo 2025
Nov 13, 2025
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Jul 25, 2025
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Paris Photo 2021
Nov 11, 2021
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Art Basel 2021
Sep 24, 2021
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Consuelo Kanaga dies
Jan 1, 1978
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Consuelo Kanaga born
Jan 1, 1894
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