Ansel Adams
Cathedral Rocks, Clouds
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs, Lot 24
3. Feb - 17. Feb 2022
A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs, Lot 24
3. Feb - 17. Feb 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ansel Adams
1902 - 1984
Cathedral Rocks, Clouds
gelatin silver print, mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, titled in pencil and with 'Photograph by Ansel Adams Property of the Virginia Adams Trust' and Michael and Jeanne Adams collection stamps on the reverse, circa 1935; accompanied by a certificate of provenance, signed by Michael and Jeanne Adams (2)
image: 6¾ by 9⅜ in. (17.1 by 23.8 cm.)
Collection of Virginia Best Adams | By descent to Michael and Jeanne Adams, 1980s | Acquired from the above, 2007
1902 - 1984
Cathedral Rocks, Clouds
gelatin silver print, mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, titled in pencil and with 'Photograph by Ansel Adams Property of the Virginia Adams Trust' and Michael and Jeanne Adams collection stamps on the reverse, circa 1935; accompanied by a certificate of provenance, signed by Michael and Jeanne Adams (2)
image: 6¾ by 9⅜ in. (17.1 by 23.8 cm.)
Collection of Virginia Best Adams | By descent to Michael and Jeanne Adams, 1980s | Acquired from the above, 2007
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Cathedral Rocks, Clouds by Ansel Adams was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in February last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 11,340.00 (€ 10,103.35). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ansel Adams achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming in December 2020 with an auction result of USD 988,000.00 (€ 807,849.55).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Cathedral Rocks, Clouds von Ansel Adams im Februar letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 11.340,00 (€ 10.103,35) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ansel Adams erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 988.000,00 (€ 807.849,55).
Ansel Adams - Auction history
