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Ansel Adams
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Ansel Adams
- SELECTED PLATES FROM 'PORTFOLIO FIVE'
- gelatin silver prints
7 (of 10) photographs from Portfolio Five (New York: Parasol Press, 1970), each mounted to Strathmore board, signed, and with sequential numbers and edition '69/110' or '36/110' in pencil on the mount, the portfolio stamp, title and plate number in ink, on the reverse, one framed, 1936-60, printed in 1970; together with the printed title, colophon, plate list, introduction, and statement by Nancy Newhall. Elephant folio, beige linen clamshell box, nos. 36 and 69 in an edition of 110 (Portfolios, pls. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, and 10) (7)
Condition
These prints are in generally excellent condition. Plates 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, and 10 are each from edition '69/110.' Plate 2 is from edition '36/110.'
Plates 4 ('Moon and Clouds, Northern California'), 5 ('Forest and Stream, Northern California'), and 7 ('The Black Sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, California') are not present.
The plates are as follows:
1. 'Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley, California, 1945'
2. 'Mudhills, Arizona, 1947' - This print is framed. The reverse of the mount is hinged along its upper edge to a mat.
3. 'Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, c. 1960'
6. 'Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, 1958'
8. 'Woman Behind Screen Door, Independence, California, 1944'
9. 'White Stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936'
10. 'Pipes and Gauges, West Virginia, 1939'
The portfolio case is soiled from handling, mainly at the periphery.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.