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Ansel Adams
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ansel Adams
- 'GATES OF THE VALLEY, WINTER, YOSEMITE VALLEY' (CLEARING WINTER STORM)
mounted, signed on the mount, the Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 5 and 8) on the reverse, overmatted, framed, circa 1938, printed circa 1963
Literature
Morgan & Morgan, pl. 71; This Is the American Earth, pp. 84-85; 400 Photographs, p. 123; Yosemite and the Range of Light, cover; Examples, p. 102; Classic Images, pl. 46; Yosemite: Ansel Adams, pl. 1; Ansel Adams at 100, p. 89
Condition
This photograph is in generally very good to excellent condition. In raking light the following are visible: age-appropriate silvering aroung the edges; a pencil point indentation in the upper middle quadrant that breaks the emulsion slightly; a ½-in. linear scratch in the lower right print edge that does not break the emulsion; and several small deposits of original retouching and an accretion of indeterminate substance in the lower right corner.
Karen Haas's and Rebecca Senf's book, 'Ansel Adams in the Lane Collection,' publishes the most comprehensive list to date of the studio stamps and labels Adams used throughout his career. The authors' assessment of the use dates of stamp 5 is between 1962 and 1963 and stamp 8 is 1963 to 1970. The limited overlap use of these stamps likely dates the print to circa 1963.
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.
Catalogue Note
The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:
mounted, signed by the photographer in pencil on the mount, his Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 5 and 8), titled by him in pencil, on the reverse, overmatted, framed, circa 1938, printed circa 1963