Provenance
Christie's, New York, 5 October 1999, lot 221
Literature
Adams, Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs, p. 140
Alinder and Szarkowski, Ansel Adams: Classic Images, pl. 24
Little, Brown and Co., Yosemite and the Range of Light, pl. 40
Stillman, Ansel Adams 400 Photographs, p. 135
Szarkowski, Ansel Adams at 100, p. 100

303

Ansel Adams

Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California

1939
Gelatin silver print from Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley, printed 1960.
7 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. (18.4 x 23.2 cm)
Signed in ink on the mount; numbered '2', 70 in ink and 'Portfolio Three' copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the reverse of the mount. Number 70 from an edition of 208.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,750

Contact Specialist
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Photographs

New York 3 October 2017

230
Andy Warhol
Self-Portrait with Fright Wig
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $27,500
231
Richard Pettibone
Helmut Newton, 'Giant and Nude', Paris, 1974
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,250
232
Richard Pettibone
Helmut Newton, 'Le temps des joyaux, French Vogue', 1979
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
233
Helmut Newton
SUMO
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,750
234
Helmut Newton
Saddle I, Paris
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $81,250
235
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hyères, France
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
236
Alfred Eisenstaedt
La Scala, Milan
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
237
Lillian Bassman
Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,500
238
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
El Ensueño (The Daydream), Mexico
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,500
239
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hyde Park, London
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
240
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Rue Mouffetard, Paris
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,000
241
Irving Penn
Butchers, Paris
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $56,250
242
Lillian Bassman
Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
243
Lillian Bassman
Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,500
244
Horst P. Horst
Black Corset
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
245
Horst P. Horst
Mainbocher Corset, Paris
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
246
Helmut Newton
Big Nude VII, Nancy La Scala, Monte-Carlo
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
247
Ernst Haas
Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,250
248
William Klein
Sandra + Mirror, Times Square, New York (Vogue)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
249
Larry Sultan
Havenhurst Drive from The Valley
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,500
250
William Klein
Atom Bomb Sky, New York
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
251
Ernst Haas
New York City
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
252
Ray K. Metzker
Blind Man's Bluff
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
253
Burt Glinn
Andy Warhol with Edie Sedgwick and Chuck Wein, New York City
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
254
Alex Guofeng Cao
Warhol vs. Mao, After Mapplethorpe
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $5,000
255
Annie Leibovitz
Muhammad Ali, New York
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
256
Harry Callahan
Water's Edge
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
257
Yousuf Karsh
Muhammad Ali
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,000
258
Robert Frank
New York City
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
259
Robert Frank
Chicago
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
260
René Burri
In the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,500
261
Danny Lyon
The Arrest of Taylor Washington, Leb's Restaurant, Atlanta
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $3,750
262
Elliott Erwitt
Jacqueline Kennedy, Arlington, Virginia
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $3,250
263
Elliott Erwitt
Nikita Khrushchev & Richard Nixon, Moscow, USSR
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $2,750
264
Elliott Erwitt
Alabama
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
265
Lee Friedlander
New Orleans
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
266
Garry Winogrand
Los Angeles
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
267
Danny Lyon
The Stoplight Café, Cicero
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
268
Robert Frank
Trolley, New Orleans
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
269
Robert Frank
Chicago-Political Rally
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
270
Robert Frank
US 285, New Mexico
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
271
Robert Mapplethorpe
Flowers in Vase
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $68,750
272
Robert Mapplethorpe
Thomas
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $52,500
273
Robert Mapplethorpe
Orchids
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $50,000
274
Robert Mapplethorpe
Shell and Crystal
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
275
Robert Mapplethorpe
NYC Contemporary Ballet
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $20,000
276
Robert Mapplethorpe
Wheat
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,250
277
Eliot Porter
Intimate Landscapes
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $18,750
278
Alec Soth
Untitled 49, Bogotá
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,500
279
Eliot Porter
In Wildness
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $17,500
280
Steve McCurry
Taj and Train, Agra, India
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,875
281
Robert Polidori
Façades, El Malecón, Havana, Cuba, No. 1, December
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,750
282
Ansel Adams
Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park, California
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,000
283
Alfred Stieglitz
Selected Images
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,375
284
Edward Steichen
Moonlight: The Pond
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
285
Berenice Abbott
Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
286
August Sander
Handlanger (Bricklayer)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
287
Lewis Wickes Hine
Mechanic at Steam Pump in Electric Power House
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $68,750
288
Diane Arbus
Albino Sword Swallower at a Carnival, MD.
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
289
Harry Callahan
Chicago (multiple exposure of women walking)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
290
William Eggleston
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $137,500
291
Nicholas Nixon
Selected Images of the Brown Sisters
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $17,500
292
Sally Mann
The New Mothers
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $75,000
293
Edward Weston
Juniper, Sierra Nevada
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
294
Edward Weston
Nude
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
295
Edward Weston
Charis
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,000
296
Constantin Brancusi
La Colonne du Baiser, Fragment (View from the studio)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $56,250
297
Man Ray
Nude with Raised Arm
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
298
Irving Penn
Sculptor's Model, Paris
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
299
Man Ray
Lise Deharme en 'La Dame de Pique'
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $27,500
300
Paul Outerbridge, Jr.
Nude with Head Sculpture
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $70,000
301
Man Ray
Rayograph
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $300,000
302
Frederick Sommer
Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
303
Ansel Adams
Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
304
Ruth Bernhard
Spanish Dancer
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
305
Ruth Bernhard
Perspective II
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,625
306
Ansel Adams
Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of Russell Varian
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
307
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Time Exposed
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,000
308
Daidō Moriyama
Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $12,500
309
Robert Mapplethorpe
Irises
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $43,750
310
Alexander Rodchenko
Museum Series Portfolio Number 2: Portraits
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
311
Irving Penn
Pablo Picasso at La Californie, Cannes, France
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
312
Irving Penn
Steinberg in Nose Mask, New York
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,250
313
Irving Penn
Colette, Paris
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,750
314
Irving Penn
Mascara Wars, New York
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $93,750
315
Robert Polidori
Citicorp Building #1
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
316
Ruth Orkin
Plaza and Baseball in Central Park
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,250
317
Irving Penn
Still Life with Triangle and Red Eraser, New York
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
318
Louise Lawler
Red, Yellow and Black
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
319
Louise Lawler
Diamonds
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
320
Christopher Williams
Velosolex 2200 Nr. 2 (Front, Side, Back)/ Serial Number 3128819/ Moteur antiparasité/ Date of Production 1964/ (From the collection of Hanh Dam)/ Douglas M. Parker Studio, Glendale, California. August xxxx
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $43,750
321
Louise Lawler
Something About Time and Space But I’m Not Sure What It Is (One) Life Saver
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
322
Cindy Sherman
Untitled (Lucille Ball)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,875
323
Loretta Lux
Hidden Rooms 1 and Hidden Rooms 2
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
324
Loretta Lux
Study of Boy 1 and Study of Boy 2
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
325
Albert Watson
Monkey with Masks, New York City
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
326
Marina Abramović
Portrait with Firewood
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,500
327
Vanessa Beecroft
VB52, Castello di Rivoli, Turin
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
328
Vik Muniz
The Best of LIFE—Portfolio
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
329
Vik Muniz
White Flag, after Jasper Johns from Pictures of Magazines 2
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $81,250
330
Valérie Belin
Untitled #03010911 from Mannequins
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,500
331
Adam Fuss
From the series 'My Ghost'
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
332
Adam Fuss
Untitled (Blue snake)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
333
Christian Marclay
Untitled (Luciano Pavarotti, Halo and Four Mix Tapes II)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $102,500
334
Ormond Gigli
Girls in the Windows, New York City
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
335
Gavin Bond
Pom Poms from Backstage Volume I
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,375
336
Vik Muniz
Monica Vitti from Pictures of Diamonds
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $50,000
337
Elger Esser
Foci del Po, Italien
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
338
Candida Höfer
Nationalbibliothek Wien I
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $13,750
339
Candida Höfer
Teatro alla Scala Milano II
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $62,500
340
Thomas Struth
Pergamon Museum IV, Berlin
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
341
Edward Burtynsky
Dryland Farming #24, Monegros County, Aragon, Spain
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $32,500
342
Michael Eastman
Deco Stairwell, Havana
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,500
343
Edward Burtynsky
Dryland Farming #7, Monegros County, Aragon, Spain
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
344
Nick Brandt
Elephant with Exploding Dust, Amboseli
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
345
Nick Brandt
Lioness with Cub in Mouth, Amboseli
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
346
Sebastião Salgado
Fishing in the Piulaga Laguna during the Kuarup ceremony of the Waura Group, Upper Xingu Basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,000
347
Edward Burtynsky
Silver Lake Operations #12, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
348
Peter Beard
Orphaned Cheetah Cubs (Last Word from Paradise), Mweiga Park Headquarters, near Nyeri, Kenya
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $85,000
349
Pieter Hugo
Mummy Ahmadu and Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Abuja, Nigeria
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
350
Irving Penn
Two Women in Black with Bread, Morocco
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
351
Irving Penn
Sitting Enga New Guinea Woman
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
352
Sebastião Salgado
Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the Golfo Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
Estimate $65,000 - 85,000
Sold for $100,000
353
Peter Beard
Two Cheetahs hunting for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,125
354
Peter Beard
Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $17,500
355
Peter Beard
Lion Pride at Ndutu/Southern Serengeti for the End of the Game
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $60,000
356
Peter Beard
Giraffes in Mirage on the Tara Desert Kenya for the End of the Game/Last Word from Paradise
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
357
Peter Beard
Cheetah Cubs in Mweiga in Nyeri for the End of the Game
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000
358
Nick Brandt
Elephant with Tattered Ears, Amboseli
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $31,250
359
Sebastião Salgado
Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
360
Sebastião Salgado
Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
361
Sebastião Salgado
The first day of installation of the camp of Benako for the Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu refugees, Tanzania
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
362
Sebastião Salgado
Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
363
Steve McCurry
India
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000

Photographs

New York 3 October 2017

Provenance

Literature

303

Ansel Adams

Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California

Photographs