• Auction 19509

    Ansel Adams and the American West

    25 March 2021 - 8 April 2021, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 806,250 (USD)
46 Lots for Sale 19509
Lot 1
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1942
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit, with Center for Creative Photography and AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (33.9 x 23.1 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 2
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California, 1944
signed in ink (mount, recto); stamped photographer's San Francisco credit [BMFA Stamp 4] with title and neg. no. '1 Cal-129' in ink, also with affixed Museum of Modern Art, Art Lending Service label (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 15 1/8 x 18 5/8 in. (38.5 x 47.3 cm.)
mount: 17 ¾ x 22 in. (45 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 3
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 ½ x 13 ½ in. (26.6 x 34.2 cm.)
mount: 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 4
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, c. 1959
signed and numbered '36/50' in pencil (mount, recto); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed New York Graphic Society Yosemite and the Range of Light label (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery labels (mat verso and frame backing board)
image/sheet: 13 x 18 ¾ in. (33 x 47.6 cm.)
mount: 22 x 28 in. (55.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$11,875
Lot 5
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Half Dome, Thunder Cloud, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1956
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ½ x 6 ½ in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 6
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California, c. 1948
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11] (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 18 ¼ x 14 ¾ in. (46.3 x 37.4 cm.)
mount: 27 ½ x 21 ¾ in. (69.8 x 55.2 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$23,750
Lot 7
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California, 1932
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled with date of image and of print, all in ink, in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA Stamp I] (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 ½ in. (24.4 x 31.7 cm.)
mount: 15 ¾ x 20 in. (40 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 8
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945
signed and numbered '49/50' in pencil (mount, recto); credited, titled, dated and numbered on affixed New York Graphic Society Yosemite and the Range of Light label (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 19 ½ x 15 in. (49.5 x 38 cm.)
mount: 28 x 22 in. (71 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$37,500
Lot 9
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, c. 1948
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11], with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. (26.3 x 34.6 cm.)
mount: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 10
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Mount Winchell, c. 1933
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 5], with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps and affixed Museum of Modern Art loan label (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ½ x 6 ¾ in. (24.1 x 17.1 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 11
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, 1960
signed in ink (mount, recto); stamped with photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 5] (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 ¼ x 10 ½ (33.6 x 26.6 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$106,250
Lot 12
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Thunderstorm over the Great Plains near Cimarron, New Mexico, c. 1961
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in Carmel credits [BMFA 7 & 11] and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 14 ½ x 19 ¼ in. (36.8 x 48.8 cm.)
mount: 22 x 28 in. (55.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 13
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Autumn Storm, Los Trampas, near Peñasco, New Mexico, c. 1958
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit, with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33 cm.)
mount: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 14
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958
signed in ink (mount, recto); signed and titled in ink in photographer's 'This is the American Earth' Sierra club credit stamp (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 15 x 19 ¼ in. (38 x 48.9 cm.)
mount: 19 7/8 x 23 ¾ in. (50.4 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $30,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 15
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Dunes, Hazy Sun, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, 1941
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 ¼ x 13 ¼ (26 x 33.6 cm.)
mount: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 16
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Yosemite Valley, Moonrise, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1935
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 13 3/8 in. (25.4 x 33.9 cm.)
mount: 16 x 20 in. (20.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 17
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1960
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 x 9 ½ in. (17.7 x 24.1 cm.)
mount: 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 18
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Sentinel Rock, Storm Clouds, Yosemite Valley, c. 1940
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7]; and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 5/8 x 10 in. (34.6 x 25.4 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$11,875
Lot 19
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Cottonwood near Santa Fe, New Mexico, Winter, 1961
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit, and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 ¼ x 12 7/8 in. (26 x 32.7 cm.)
mount: 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 20
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Juniper, Cliffs and River, Upper Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National Park,...
signed in pencil (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 x 19 ¼ in. (33 x 48.8 cm.)
mount: 22 x 28 in. (55.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$10,625
Lot 21
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Merced River, Reflection, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1960
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in Carmel credit [BMFA 5], with two Polaroid Land credits [BMFA 10 & D], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 19 ½ x 15 ¼ in. (49.5 x 38.7 cm.)
mount: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 22
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, c. 1936
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and inscribed in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 19 x 15¼ in. (48.2 x 38.7 cm.)
mount: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$52,500
Lot 23
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Waterwheel Falls, Yosemite National Park, c. 1940
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in pencil, with Center for Creative Photography and AARPT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 x 9 ¼ in. (17.7 x 23.4 cm.)
mount: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,625
Lot 24
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, (Rainbow), c. 1947
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AARPT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 ½ x 7 ¼ in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 25
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Young Oaks in Snow, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7], with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.2 cm.)
mount: 22 x 28 in. (55.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 26
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite, 1948
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA I] (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 19 ½ x 15 7/8 in. (49.5 x 40.3 cm.)
mount: 28 x 22 in. (71 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$40,000
Lot 27
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Icicles, Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, California, 1934
stamped with photographer's Yosemite credit (verso)
image/sheet: 9 ¼ x 7 in. (23.4 x 17.7 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 28
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Tree Stump, Glacier Point Road, Yosemite, 1971
signed in pencil (mount, recto); stamped with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 ½ x 10 in. (34.2 x 25.4 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 29
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Madrone Bark, Santa Cruz Mountains, 1932
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11] (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 19 ½ x 15 in. (49.5 x 38.1 cm.)
mount: 27 ¼ x 22 in. (69.2 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 30
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Monument, c. 1949
titled in ink and stamped with reproduction limitation, photographer's San Fransisco credit [BMFA 4] and with 'PROOF/ NOT TO BE USED FOR/ REPRODUCTION OR DISPLAY' (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 32
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Church at Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, 1929-1930
signed in pencil (mount, recto); signed, dated and inscribed in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 13 in. (23.8 x 33 cm.)
mount: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 33
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Patio, Witter Bynner Home, Santa Fe, New Mexico, c. 1928
signed and dated in ink (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 11 x 8 ½ in. (27.9 x 21.5 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 34
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Pioneer Mill, Cimarron, New Mexico, c. 1961
signed in pencil (mount, recto); stamped with photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 15 x 18 ¾ in. (38.1 x 47.6 cm.)
mount: 22 x 28 in. (55.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 35
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
In Cascade National Park, Washington, c. 1960
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 ½ x 10 in. (34.2 x 25.4 cm.)
mount: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$17,500
Lot 36
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Plant Detail, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, c. 1940
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 4]; with Center for Creative Photography, AAPRT and import/export stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 ½ x 9 ½ in. (19 x 24.1 cm.)
mount: 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 37
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Alaskan Cedars, Cascades, Washington, 1966
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 ½ x 9 ¾ in. (19.1 x 24.7 cm.)
mount: 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 38
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Forest, Early Morning, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, 1949
signed in ink (mount, recto); titled in pencil in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 11 ¾ x 9 ¼ in. (29.8 x 23.4 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 39
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Live Oaks, Garland Park, Carmel Valley, California, 1976
signed and dated in pencil (mount, recto); credited, titled and annotated '4' in ink in 'Garland Memorial Portfolio/Friends of Photography' stamp (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery labels (mat, verso and frame backing board)
image/sheet: 11 x 10 ¼ in. (27.9 x 26 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 40
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Untitled (Orchard), c. 1950
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 15 x 19 ½ in. (38.1 x 49.5 cm.)
mount: 22 x 28 in. (55.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 41
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Barn, near Napa, California, c. 1961
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 15 ¼ x 19 in. (38.7 x 48.3 cm.)
mount: 21 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (55.6 x 70.8 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 42
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Courthouse, Mariposa, California, c. 1935
signed in ink (mount, recto); with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 in. (50.5 x 38 cm.)
mount: 28 x 22 in. (71 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 43
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Lucky Strike Sign, Bear Valley, California, c. 1970
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled and dated in ink in stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 ¼ x 10 in. (33.6 x 25.4 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 44
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Sculptor's Tools, San Francisco, 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: 12 ¼ x 8 7/8 in. (31.1 x 22.5 cm.)
mount: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 45
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Door, Chinese Camp, California, c. 1957
signed in ink (mount, recto); title and dated in ink in photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 7], and with Center for Creative Photography & AAPRT stamps (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 19 1/8 x 15 in. (48.58 x 38 cm.)
mount: 27 7/8 x 21 7/8 in. (55.6 x 70.8 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 46
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Eight assorted Parmelian prints
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$17,500
Lot 47
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Door & Vases, Persian Court of Mrs. John Drum, 1929 and Vase, Persian Court of...
each signed, Vase, Persian Court of Mrs. John Drum, 1929 inscribed 'proof' and Door & Vases, Persian Court of Mrs. John Drum, 1929 annotated '968', all in pencil (margins); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery labels (mat verso, frame backing board)
Vase, Persian Court of Mrs. John Drum, 1929
image: 7 ½ x 5 ½ (19.1 x 13.9 cm.)
sheet: 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ (24.7 x 19.6 cm.)

Door & Vases, Persian Court of Mrs. John Drum, 1929
image: 7 ¾ x 5 ¾ in. (19.6 x 14.6 cm.)
sheet: 11 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (29.8 x 24.7 cm.)

estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,000
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