Lot 295
  • 295

Ansel Adams

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Ansel Adams
  • SUGARPINE BOUGHS AND LICHEN, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
  • mural sized gelatin silver
mural-sized, from a Polaroid Type 55 negative, flush-mounted, framed, 'Property of Polaroid Corporate Archives' stamps on the reverse, 1962, probably printed in the 1960s

Literature

Other prints of this image:

Andrea G. Stillman, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs (Boston, 2007), cover and p. 384

Edwin Land, David McAlpin, Jon Holmes, and Ansel Adams, Ansel Adams: Singular Images (Dobbs Ferry, 1974), pl. 51

Condition

This mural-sized print is in generally good to very good condition. Visible upon close examination in raking light are the following: 3 small areas of in-painting in the central portion of the image; indentations that do not break the emulsion; and deposits of retouching. This print has has recently undergone successful conservation, and a treatment report is available upon request. The original white-painted frame, likely original to the print, is in generally good condition. The mural is not glazed.
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.