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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.
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.