Lot 398 · Photographs
Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1870s
Carleton E. Watkins · titled in pencil (on the verso)
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs , New York · 15 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 8 x 12in. (20.2 x 30.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5885188
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carleton E. Watkins, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1870s. Christie's, 15 Oct 2004, lot 398. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885188.
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Carleton E. Watkins, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1870s. Christie's, 15 Oct 2004, lot 398. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885188.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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