33 Lots for Sale 19471
Lot 1
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Helmet Rock, Land’s End, San Francisco, c. 1920
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (21.2 x 28.9 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 2
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from the Owens Valley, California, 1944
signed in ink (mount, recto); typed title in photographer's credit label [BMFA Label 5], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 x 9 3/8 in. (17.8 x 23.8 cm.)
mount: 14 x 17 7/8 in. (35.6 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 3
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California, 1944
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 5], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 ¾ x 19 in. (34.5 x 48.3 cm.)
mount: 21 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (55.6 x 70.8 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$93,750
Lot 4
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Juniper Tree and Granite Cliff, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite, c. 1936
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 12 ¾ x 8 7/8 in. (32.4 x 22.5 cm.)
mount: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.4 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 5
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Mt. Kaweah, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National Park, California, c. 1932
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 ¾ in. (33.3 x 24.8 cm.)
mount: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 6
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Creek, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, California, c. 1938
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 ½ x 9 ½ in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm.)
mount: 18 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (46 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 7
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Rocks and Clouds, Sierra Nevada Foothills, California, 1938
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 ½ x 13 3/8 in. (26.7 x 33.9 cm.)
mount: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 8
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Rae Lakes, Painted Lady, Kings Canyon National Park, California, c. 1932
signed and dated in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 ¾ x 11 5/8 in. (22.2 x 29.5 cm.)
mount: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 9
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Rock and Water, Near Spiller Creek, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1934
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 1/8 x 12 ½ in. (25.7 x 31.8 cm.)
mount: 14 x 17 7/8 in. (35.5 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 10
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
The Minarets and Iceberg Lake from Volcanic Ridge, Sierra Nevada, California,...
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ¼ x 12 in. (23.5 x 30.5 cm.)
mount: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 11
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
The Pass, Sierra Nevada, California, 1930s
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (26.3 x 30.7 cm.)
mount: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 12
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Merced River, Yosemite Valley, c. 1936
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (18.7 x 23.8 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 13
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, 1941
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (23.2 x 18 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 14
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Shadow Lake, Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, c. 1935
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. (24.8 x 39.8 cm.)
mount: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.4 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 15
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Detail, Devil’s Postpile National Monument, California, 1946
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 ¼ in. (23.8 x 18.4 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 16
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Sentinel Rock, Winter Dusk, Yosemite National Park, California, 1944
signed in pencil (mount, recto); signed and inscribed 'From Portfolio II' in pencil, with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 in. (18.7 x 22.9 cm.)
mount: 14 x 17 7/8 in. (35.6 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 17
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Cedar Trees, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1949
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and inscribed in ink in photographer's San Francisco credit stamp [BMFA F], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 18
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Snowplough, Yosemite Valley, c. 1950
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 5], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 1/8 x 6 ¾ in. (18 x 17.1 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 19
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Three Trees, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, c. 1939
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in pencil, with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (18 x 23.1 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 20
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
North of Point Reyes, California, c. 1939
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 5], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ½ x 12 5/8 in. (24.1 x 32 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 21
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Sumac, Owens Valley, 1940
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 13 in. (23.8 x 33 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 22
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Roots and Pool near Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, 1955
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 1/8 x 13 in. (25.7 x 33 cm.)
mount: 15 7/8 x 19 ¾ in. (40.3 x 50.1 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 23
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Forest, Autumn, Yosemite National Park, California, 1965
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in pencil, with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 3/8 x 10 in. (33.9 x 25.4 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.3 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 24
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Pasture, Sonoma County, Northern California, 1951
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 3/8 x 12 7/8 in. (26.3 x 32.7 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$17,500
Lot 25
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Rushing Water, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1955
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 1/8 x 9 ¾ in. (20.6 x 24.8 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 26
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Waves, Dillon Beach, 1964
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 1/8 x 11 ¾ in. (25.7 x 29.9 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 28
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Hills and Wash East of Zabriskie Point, 1949
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 ½ in. (24.4 x 19 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 29
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
San Francisco from San Bruno Mountain, California, 1952
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 14 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (35.9 x 46.7 cm.)
mount: 21 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (55.5x 70.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 30
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Rock Detail, Sierra Foothills, c. 1968
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in pencil in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (25 x 25.7 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.4 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 31
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Merced River, below Cascade Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1955
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA I], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (30.1 x 25.1 cm.)
mount: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 32
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Erosion – Irvine, Southern California, 1960s
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 5], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (33.3 x 25 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 33
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Castle Rock, Summit Road above Saratoga, California, 1963
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled and inscribed 'from Portfolio IV' in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamps [BMFA 5] and [BMFA 10], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ½ x 7 1/8 in. (24.1 x 18.1 cm.)
mount: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 34
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Road after Rain, Northern California, 1960
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit stamp [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 1/8 in. (26.4 x 33.4 cm.)
mount: 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.2 x 45.6 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$11,250
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