October 2024: Premier Selections
Thu, Oct 10, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1055
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) Photography Book Grouping, Signed And Unsigned, with Two Gelatin Silver Prints of Adams, 17 pcs
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Sold for
$650
Sold Price excludes BP
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Two gelatin silver prints. Both from photographs by Monte Nagler (1939-2024). One showing Ansel Adams looking through a lens. Inscribed "To Monte" in the lower left and signed Ansel Adams in the lower right. Also signed Monte Nagler in the lower right margin. Image size: H 9.5", W 7.75". Framed under acrylic, H 19", W 16". The second image shows Ansel Adams behind his camera. Signed Monte Nagler in the lower right. Image size: H 7.25", W 9.5". Framed under acrylic, H 14.25", W 17.25".
Books include: (1.) "Ansel Adams At 100" by John Szarkowski. Published by Little, Brown and Company in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2001. Includes a 11" x 13" reproduction print of Aspens, Dawn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, 1937. Clothbound with clothbound slipcase. H 13.25", W 14.5". (2.) "Ansel Adams, The American Wilderness" edited by Andrea G. Stillman. First edition, published by Little, Brown and Company, 1990. Clothbound with dust jacket, H 12.75", W 16". (3.) "Ansel Adams, The Eloquent Light" by Nancy Newhall. Inscribed, signed and dated "For Monte Ansel Adams Carmel 2-17-81". Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 13.75", W 10.5". (4.) "Ansel Adams An Autobiography". First edition. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1985. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 10.75", W 9.5". (5.) "Ansel Adams Letters and Images 1916-1984". Little, Brown and Company, 1988. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 10.75", W 9.5". (6.) "The Portfolios of Ansel Adams". Inscribed on the half title page "To Monte Ansel Adams Yosemite 6-14-79". Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1977. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 10.75", W 9.25". (7.) "Ansel Adams Polaroid Land Photography". Inscribed, signed and dated at the half title page " For Monte Ansel Adams 12-2-79". Little, Brown and Company, 1978. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 9.75", W 7.75". (8.) "Ansel Adams in Color". Little, Brown and Company, 1993. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 11.25", W 10.25". (9.) "Ansel Adams" by Barry Pritzker. Crescent Books, 1991. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 14.5", W 10.5". (10.) "Ansel Adams Examples The Making of 40 Photographs". Little, Brown and Company, 1983. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 10.75", W 9.25". (11.) "Ansel Adams". Little, Brown and Company, 1972. Clothbound, with dust jacket, H 10.75", W 9.5". (12.) "This is the American Earth". Sierra Club, Ballantine Books, 1968. Soft cover, H 11", W 8.5". (13.) "Ansel Adams An American Plate, 1936" by Andera Gray. Published by the Center for Creative Photograph, University of Arizona, 1982. Soft cover, H 11", W 8.5". (14.) "Ansel Adams 1902-1984". Published by The Friends of Photography, 1984. Embossed soft cover, H 11", W 9.25". (15.) "The Unknown Ansel Adams" by James Alinder. Published by The Friends of Photography, 1982. Soft cover, H 11", W 8.5". Provenance: Property from the Estate of Monte Nagler, West Bloomfield, Michigan
No condition issues with the prints. (3.) Tears at the edges of the dust jacket. (4.) wear to jacket. (5.) sun fading at the spine of the jacket. Wear to jacket. (6.) sun damage at spine of jacket. wear to jacket. (7.) sun fading at spine of jacket. Wear to jacket. (8.) wear to dust jacket. (9.) wear to jacket. (10.) wear to jacket. (11.) Sun fading and wear to jacket. (12.) Wear to cover and spine. (13.) Minor wear to spine. (14.) Minor wear to spine with a fingerprint. (15.) creasing at spine. | Please note all lots show signs of wear commensurate with age and use, and the lack of a statement regarding condition does not imply the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from defects or the effects of aging. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of DuMouchelles' specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the “Request Condition Report” or “Ask a Question” buttons or email conditions@dumoart.com.
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Property from the Estate of Monte Nagler, West Bloomfield, Michigan
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