Lot 73
  • 73

Ansel Adams

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Ansel Adams
  • CEDAR TREES IN SNOW, WINTER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
  • mural sized gelatin silver
mural-sized, from a Polaroid Type 55 negative, flush-mounted, framed, a typed Polaroid Collection label on the reverse, 1949, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s

Literature

Other prints of this image:

Andrea G. Stillman, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs (Boston, 2007), p. 296

Ansel Adams: Yosemite and the Range of Light (Boston, 1979), pl. 107

Janet Swan Bush, ed., Ansel Adams: Trees (Boston, 2004), p. 74

Condition

This mural-sized print is in generally excellent condition. In raking light, a few light, long scratches that do not break the emulsion are visible overall. Visible upon close examination in the upper left corner are 3 small disruptions to the emulsion. In the lower right quadrant of the image are 2 tiny rust-colored deposits, possibly retouching that has shifted color. The photograph has undergone conservation. This conservation was successful, and a treatment report is available upon request. This photograph is in a modern black frame and is 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.
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