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Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Banner Peak and Thousand Island Lake, 1923
6 x 8 inch image size on 10 x 12 inch paper: $15,000.00
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This beautiful photograph is from Ansel Adams' first portfolio "Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras", consisting of 18 prints, privately published in late summer of 1927. Although the print is vintage and almost 85 years old, it looks like it was made yesterday. This portfolio was quite successful, enough so that Adams could begin his photography pursuits full time, leaving behind his previous aspirations of being a classical pianist. He used the term "Parmelian" rather than, say, "photographic" to glamorize the standard silver gelatin process. The extremely thin paper is Kodak Vitava Athena Parchment T. Adams wrote to his new wife, “My photographs have now reached a stage when they are worthy of the world’s critical examination. I have suddenly come upon a new style which I believe will place my work equal to anything of its kind. I have always favored the effect of engravings–the neat, clean, clear-cut technique fascinates me. In this new effect I will try to combine the two processes of photography and the press into a result that will be exceptionally beautiful and unique.....” |
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Aspens, Northern New Mexico (Vertical Format), 1958
19 x 15 inches: $26,000.00
This striking photograph is one of Adams' better known images. Our price is excellent, since it usually sells for a few thousand more.
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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, c. 1961
12¼ x 9 inches: $5,500.00
This beautiful, well priced Ansel Adams print is part of an edition of 1,000 that he printed in 1974.
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Dawn Aspens, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1948
19 x 14½ inch image size on 28 x 22 inch mount: $26,000.00
This beautiful Ansel Adams photograph is a rare one. The print was made around 1976 and is in superb condition. Our price is below the appraised value.
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