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Paul Caponigro

Paul Caponigro

American, 1932

WA-00026503

Boston, MA, USA

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

15

Institutional Exhibitions

46

Works in Collection

71

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ15516576 ULAN500019913

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Contemporary Photography Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Paul Caponigro: Recent Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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The Photographer and the American Landscape

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1963

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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962

Field Verification (4 fields)

4 cross-verified · 0 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/961
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Paul Caponigro was an American photographer renowned for large-format black-and-white landscape and nature photography. Working primarily with 8x10 inch view cameras, he created meticulously composed images that emphasize tonal subtlety, geometric form, and the metaphysical qualities of natural light. His practice, developed across seven decades, treated landscape photography as a meditative and spiritual pursuit rather than documentary record. Caponigro's work influenced a generation of fine art photographers and demonstrated the expressive potential of the photographic print as a handmade object.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (46)

Monument Valley, New Mexico

Monument Valley, New Mexico

1970 · Gelatin silver print, from "Portfolio II" (1973)

Image/paper: 17.5 × 21.9 cm (6 15/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Mount: 38.2 × 45.9 cm (15 1/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Landscape, Kalamazoo, Michigan

1970 · Gelatin silver print, from "Portfolio II" (1973)

Image/paper: 19.1 × 24.3 cm (7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Mount: 38.2 × 45.8 cm (15 1/16 × 18 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Petrified Forest, Arizona Landscape

Petrified Forest, Arizona Landscape

1970 · Gelatin silver print, from "Portfolio II" (1973)

Image/paper: 22.7 × 31.6 cm (8 15/16 × 12 1/2 in.); Mount: 43.1 × 53.5 cm (17 × 21 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1970 · gelatin silver print

Image: 34.8 x 26.6 cm (13 11/16 x 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 35.3 x 27.7 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Redding Woods, Connecticut

Redding Woods, Connecticut

1969 · Gelatin silver print, from "Portfolio II" (1973)

Image/paper: 21 × 28.4 cm (8 5/16 × 11 3/16 in.); Mount: 38.1 × 45.8 cm (15 × 18 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Redding Woods #20

Redding Woods #20

1968 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.6 × 26.7 cm (7 3/4 × 10 9/16 in.); Mount: 35.7 × 45.5 cm (14 1/16 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Redding Woods, Connecticut

Redding Woods, Connecticut

1968 · Gelatin silver print

7 5/8 × 10 3/8" (9.3 × 26.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Redding Woods, Connecticut

Redding Woods, Connecticut

1968 · Gelatin silver print

8 5/8 × 12 5/8" (21.9 × 32.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stonehenge, England

Stonehenge, England

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 26.1 × 34 cm (10 5/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Mount: 44.5 × 54.9 cm (17 9/16 × 21 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stone and Tree

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.7 × 26.5 cm (7 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Mount: 35.4 × 45.7 cm (13 15/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Running White Deer, County Wicklow, Ireland

1967 · gelatin silver print

Image: 17.5 x 46.5 cm (6 7/8 x 18 5/16 in.); Mounted: 35.6 x 66 cm (14 x 26 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ardara Dolmen, County Donegal, Ireland

Ardara Dolmen, County Donegal, Ireland

1967 · Gelatin silver print

8 × 9 3/4" (20.2 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England

1967 · Gelatin silver print

12 1/2 × 19 1/2" (31.7 × 49.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, England

Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, England

1967 · Gelatin silver print

10 3/8 × 7 1/2" (26.4 × 19.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, England

Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, England

1967 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/8 × 10 1/2" (18.7 × 26.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ardara Dolmen, County Donegal, Ireland

1967 · Gelatin silver print

8 × 9 7/8" (20.3 × 25.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stonehenge

1967 · Gelatin silver print

19 1/16 × 13 5/8" (48.4 × 34.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stonehenge

1967 · Gelatin silver print

18 5/8 × 13 1/8" (47.5 × 33.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stonehenge

1967 · Gelatin silver print

13 9/16 × 19 5/16" (34.5 × 49 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Wooden virgin - Cloisters, NY?)

1966 · gelatin silver print made from Polaroid Positive/Negative Film Type 55

Paper: 15.9 x 13.1 cm (6 1/4 x 5 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sunflower, Winthrop, Massachusetts

Sunflower, Winthrop, Massachusetts

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 16.8 × 19.5 cm (6 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 38.4 cm (14 1/16 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crocus

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 15.1 × 12 cm (6 × 4 3/4 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 28 cm (14 1/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Roadway, Blue Ridge Parkway

Roadway, Blue Ridge Parkway

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.8 × 23.9 cm (7 7/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 45.4 cm (14 1/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pansy and Glass Bowl, Kentucky

Pansy and Glass Bowl, Kentucky

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.3 × 23.7 cm (7 1/4 × 9 3/8 in.); Mount: 35.7 × 43.1 cm (14 1/16 × 17 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

46 published of 68 catalogued · 56 with image

MoMA
22 publishedof 44 catalogued39 img
Art Institute Chicago
17 published17 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Dolls on Wooden Horse
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Stonehenge
1970 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Running White Deer, County Wicklow, Ireland
1967 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sunflower Study
1955 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled (treetops and dark, cloudy sky)
1965 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled (two dolls)
1961 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled (Wooden virgin - Cloisters, NY?)
1966 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Landscape, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements1

Collections4

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2026	$700 – $900	Unsold