Browsing Tag Ansel Adams

October 22, 2018

Brâncusi Breaks $100k at Photographs Auction Records for DeCarava & Sidibé   Swann Auction Galleries’ Thursday, October 18 sale of Photographs & Photobooks, which…

April 23, 2018

Our April 19 auction The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks was led by the only known extant print of River Rouge Plant, Detroit (with Ford signage on freight car), 1947,…

March 1, 2018

At Auction April 19 The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks features a rare vintage print of Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic Premier at La Scala, Milan, circa 1933, and Robert…

February 28, 2018

We opened the 2018 season with a $1.6M auction of Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks on February 15. Important rare and unique work, both fine art and vernacular,…

October 21, 2017

On October 19 our sale of Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks combined works spanning the lifetime of the medium into an auction intended to “highlight the…

October 10, 2017

This post was written by our Vice President and Director of Photographs & Photobooks, Daile Kaplan.   Photography is ubiquitous in visual culture. Whether you prefer…

August 17, 2017

The following was written by Vice President and Director of Photographs & Photobooks, Daile Kaplan:   I love looking at photographs in both black-and-white and color…

August 11, 2017

Our Photographs & Photobooks department has put together a cheat sheet for identifying some of the more common types of photographs we handle.   A cyanotype print is made…

April 23, 2017

On Thursday, April 20, our sale ofImages & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks set multiple records for early and modern works, with 71% of works offered finding buyers.…

March 22, 2012

Known for his attention and passion for the technical aspects of print making, Ansel Adams became a consultant for Edwin Land and the Polaroid Corporation in 1948. He tested film…