A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks

Ansel Adams

Latch And Chain, Mineral King, California

Auction Closed

December 14, 10:16 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Ansel Adams

1902 - 1984

Latch And Chain, Mineral King, California

gelatin silver print, mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, the photographer's Carmel studio stamp, with title, date and annotation 'Remounted 4/4/80' in ink, on the reverse, framed, 1927

image: 9 by 6 5/8 in. (22.9 by 16.8 cm.)

frame: 23 by 19 in. (58.4 by 48.3 cm.)

This print is in generally excellent condition. Under close examination are the following: faint silvering, some deposits of original retouching, including a linear area along the left edge, and a tiny impression near the center left edge.

'AA/1753' is written in pencil in an unidentified hand on the reverse.

Karen Haas's and Rebecca Senf's book, 'Ansel Adams in the Lane Collection,' publishes the most comprehensive list to date of the studio stamps and labels Adams used throughout his career. The authors' assessment of the use dates of stamp 11 on the reverse of the mount is 1973 through 1977. This stamp was used when the print was re-mounted. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.

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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The photographer to Patricia English, his assistant

Swann Galleries, New York, 19 October 2006, Sale 2089, Lot 133, Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, as agent

Andrea Gray, Ansel Adams: An American Place, 1936 (Tucson, 1982), cover and pl. 1

Lubbock, Texas Tech University, Ansel Adams: American Master, Selections from the David H. Arrington Collection, August 2015 – January 2016

Dallas, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light, March – July 2016

Another early print of this image is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Mineral King is a glacial valley located in the southern part of Sequoia National Park. The name Mineral King also refers to the historic mining camps and towns in and near the valley.