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Ansel Adams
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Ansel Adams
- WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADA, FROM LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA
- gelatin silver
mural-sized, flush-mounted, framed, a Polaroid Collection label and stamped 'Property of Polaroid Corporate Archives' on the reverse, 1944, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s
Literature
Other prints of this image:
Andrea G. Stillman, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs (Boston, 2007), p. 245
Ansel Adams (Morgan & Morgan, 1972), pl. 77
Ansel Adams, Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs (Boston, 2002), p. 162
John Szarkowski, Ansel Adams at 100 (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2001, in conjunction with🧜 the exhibition), pl. 85
James Alinder and John Szarkowski, Ansel Adams: Classic Images (Boston, 1985), pl. 38
Ansel Adams: Yosemite and the Range of Light (Boston, 1979), pl. 99
Nancy Newhall, Ansel Adams: The Eloquent Light, Photographs 1923-1963 (San Francisco🎃, 1963, in conjunction with the exhibit💮ion originating at the M. H. De Young Memorial Museum), unpaginated
Ansel Adams, Ansel Adams: An Autobiography (Boston, 1985), p. 262
Condition
This print is in generally very good condition. Upon close examination and primarily in raking light, the following are visible: random small deposits of retouching; and inpainting near the lower right edge and in the mountain near the right edge of the print. This print has recently undergone successful conservation, and a treatment report is available upon request.
This photograph is in its original white frame, and is not glazed. The frame is in generally good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.