Ansel Adams Photographs of the American West Lead Swann Galleries Fall Auction
Swann Galleries is set to host its Fall auction on Thursday, October 15, concentrating on Fine Photographs. Highlighting this event are two iconic works by Ansel Adams: "Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada," originally captured in 1944 and printed in April 1978, and "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico," from 1941, printed between 1963 and 1970. Both pieces are expected to fetch between $30,000 and $45,000. Additional noteworthy items include Francis Frith's 1857 photograph of the Pyramids of Dahshoor ($6,000-$9,000), a daguerreotype by Felix Jacques Moulin from the 1860s ($7,000-$10,000), and works by Alexander Rodchenko and Todd Webb.
Key facts
- Swann Galleries will hold its Fall Fine Photographs auction on Thursday, October 15.
- Ansel Adams' Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944, printed April 1978, is estimated at $30,000-45,000.
- Ansel Adams' Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, printed 1963-70, is estimated at $30,000-45,000.
- Francis Frith's The Pyramids of Dahshoor, from the East, 1857, is estimated at $6,000-9,000.
- A rare daguerreotype by Felix Jacques Moulin, Two Prodigal Women, 1860s, is estimated at $7,000-10,000.
- Alexander Rodchenko's Pushkin Square, 1932, is estimated at $20,000-30,000.
- A rare portfolio by Todd Webb, previously unoffered on the market, is estimated at $18,000-22,000.
- The auction includes ten photographs from the Seaweed Martha's Vineyard Portfolio.
Entities
Artists
- Ansel Adams
- Francis Frith
- Felix Jacques Moulin
- Alexander Rodchenko
- Todd Webb
Institutions
- Swann Galleries
Locations
- Sierra Nevada
- Lone Pine
- California
- United States
- Hernandez
- New Mexico
- Dahshoor
- Egypt
- Pushkin Square
- Moscow
- Russia
- Martha's Vineyard