Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984); Manley Beacon, Death Valley National Park, California;
Lot 7
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984); Manley Beacon, Death Valley National Park, California;
Sold for US$ 12,500 inc. premium
Auction Details
Photographs New York
8 May 2012 13:00 EDT

Auction 19470
Lot Details
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)
Manley Beacon, Death Valley National Park, California, 1952
Gelatin silver print, mounted on Hi-Art illustration board, probably printed between 1963 and 1970, signed in ink on the mount; titled in ink and his credit stamp 'Photograph by Ansel Adams, Route 1, Box 181, Carmel, California 93921 (BMFA 7 and 8) on mount verso.
19 1/2 x 14 3/4in

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Sold at Sotheby's, 21/22 June 2010, lot 255 'Photographs from the Polaroid Collection'

    Literature:
    Grand Canyon and the Southwest, p. 68
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