A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks
New York
A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks 
This December, Sotheby’s is honored to present A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks. This esteemed collection highlights nearly seven decades of Adams photographs and demonstrates the incomparable technical skill and artistic mastery of this American icon.
Following the guidelines for the Phase Four reopening of Manhattan, we are able to accommodate clients in our building by appointment only. The exhibition for this sale will open on December 9th and will close on December 13th at 5 pm. To schedule an appointment please click here or contact appointmentsNY@sothebys.com or +1 212 606 7171. You can read more about our safety requirements here.
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Emily Bierman
Vice President
Head of Department, Photographs
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Aimee Pflieger
Assistant Vice President
Specialist, Head of Sale
Photographs
+1 212 894 1149
Hermione Sharp
Associate Specialist
Photographs
+1 212 894 1149
Kelly Sidley
Associate Specialist & Senior Researcher
Photographs
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Lucie Kessler
Senior Administrator
Photographs
+1 212 894 1149
Please note that as of August 1st 2020, Overhead Premium, a fee payable by all auction buyers in our global salerooms and online sales, will be charged at 1% of the hammer price plus any applicable local taxes. It is an allocation of the overhead costs relating to our facilities, property handling and other administrative expenses. This fee and our Buyer’s Premium rates exclude local taxes and any applicable artist’s resale right.
all images © the gallery and the artist(s)
Selected Lots
Rose and Driftwood, San Francisco
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'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico'
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Portfolio VI
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Gravel Bars, American River, California
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'Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Ca'
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The Sierra Club Outing, 1930
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Yosemite Valley From Inspiration Point, Winter, Yosemite National Park
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The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Portfolio VII
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Aspens, Northern New Mexico (vertical)
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Picket Fence
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'Grand Cañon'
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Helmet Rock, Near Lands End
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Oil Tanks
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Ferns
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'Golden Gate Bridge' (San Francisco, California)
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'Parmelian Prints of The High Sierras'
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'Boards and Thistles'
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Panama–Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California
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