- 4
Ansel Adams
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Ansel Adams
- Saint Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
- gelatin silver print
mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, circa 1929, printed in 1975
Literature
Ansel Adams and Mary Street Alinder, Ansel Adams: An Autobiography (Boston, 1985), p. 95
James Alinder and John Szarkowski, Ansel Adams: Classic Images (Boston, 1985), pl. 5
Andrea G. Stillman, ed., The Grand Canyon and the Southwest: Ansel Adams (Boston, 2000), p. 25
Ansel Adams, Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs (Boston, 2002), p. 90
Andrea G. Stillman, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs (Boston, 2007), p. 59
Condition
This print is in generally excellent condition.
'24 0583' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse.
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 photographs in Lots 4 through 12 are from the collection of Andrea G. Stillman, who worked closely with Ansel Adams in the 1970s. Stillman has edited and authored numerous books on the photographer, including Ansel Adams: Letters And Images 1916-1984; Ansel Adams: Our National Parks; Yosemite: Ansel Adams; Ansel Adams California; and Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs. In the recently published Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man, Stillman writes, ‘The Ansel I knew was funny, sweet, charming, full of laughter and jokes, addicted to work, unable to hurt anyone’s feelings, and thought the best of everyone until proven otherwise. . . He dedicated his life to the highest ideals, and I believe that his nobility of spirit is reflected in his photographs’ (p. 21). Stillman acquired most of the prints offered here directly from Adams throughout the 1970s and 1980s.