Lot 36 · Photographs
Mother of the Forest, Calaveras Grove
Carleton E. Watkins · mammoth-plate albumen print, mounted, 1878-81 (Naef 285)
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 3 October 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4110220
- Record
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Carleton E. Watkins, Mother of the Forest, Calaveras Grove. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110220.
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Carleton E. Watkins, Mother of the Forest, Calaveras Grove. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2012, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4110220.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton E. Watkins | Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite | $7,012 | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | |
| Carleton E. Watkins | 'El Capitan, 3600 Feet. View from the Foot of the Yosemite V | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | The Passage of the Dalles, Columbia River, Oregon | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Selected Architectural Views | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Sentinel Rock, Echo Canyon, Utah; Witches Rock, Near Echo, U | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | 'View Down the Valley from the Ferry Bend, Yosemite' | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | The Sentinel, Yosemite, 1878–1881 | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
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