Lot 721 · Photographs
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, 1940
Ansel Adams · titled in ink (twice) and 'San Francisco' credit stamp (on the reverse of the mount)
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 27 November 2005
- Dimensions
- 15½ x 19¼in. (39.3 x 49cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5251249
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ansel Adams, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, 1940. Christie's, 27 Nov 2005, lot 721. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5251249.
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Ansel Adams, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, 1940. Christie's, 27 Nov 2005, lot 721. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5251249.
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