Lot 12 · Photographs
Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, 1944
Ansel Adams · gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed 1980
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 6 April 2016
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 15 x 19 ½ in. (38.2 x 49.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4047408
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ansel Adams, Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, 1944. Christie's, 6 Apr 2016, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4047408.
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Ansel Adams, Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, 1944. Christie's, 6 Apr 2016, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4047408.
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