- 97
Ansel Adams
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
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Description
- Ansel Adams
- WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADA, FROM LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA
- mural-sized gelatin silver
mural-sized, flush-mounted, framed, Polaroid Collections stamps 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 exhibition originating at the M. H. De Young Memorial Museum), unpaginated
Ansel Adams, Ansel Adams: An Autobiography (Boston, 1985), p. 262
Condition
This commanding mural-sized print exhibits a high level of detail and broad range of tonality. The 'LP' is clearly visible in the hills in the left portion of the image.
This print is in generally excellent condition. The photograph has undergone conservation. This conservation was successful, and a treatment report is available upon request. Upon very close examination, the following are visible: a faint ¾-inch scratch in the upper right corner of the image; a small deposit of retouching in the right side of the mountains; and tiny deposits of retouching in the sky in the upper left corner of the print.
This photograph is in a smooth white 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.
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.