Lot 36 · A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs
'Ascent of the "Lost Arrow," Yosemite Valley'
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs, New York · 17 February 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5001565
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ansel Adams, 'Ascent of the "Lost Arrow," Yosemite Valley'. Sotheby's, 17 Feb 2022, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5001565.
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Ansel Adams, 'Ascent of the "Lost Arrow," Yosemite Valley'. Sotheby's, 17 Feb 2022, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5001565.
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From the same sale A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs · Feb 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Sierra Foothills' | Ansel Adams | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Mt. Clark' | Ansel Adams | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Merced River, Clouds Rest' | Ansel Adams | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Pasture, Sonoma County Hills, California' | Ansel Adams | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Snowbank, Owens Valley, Cal.' | Ansel Adams | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Trees, Castle Rock, California' | Ansel Adams | $8,000–$12,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansel Adams | Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California | $27,720 | Rago, Oct 2024 | |
| Ansel Adams | Monolith, the Face of Half Dome (from Yosemite Valley, Portf | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ansel Adams | 'The Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach, San Francisco' | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Cal | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Georgia O’Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly National | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Golden Gate Before the Bridge | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Ansel Adams | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2024 | ||
| Ansel Adams | ‘Trees and Cliffs of Eagle Peak, Winter, Yosemite National P | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.