Before the auction, the pre-sale estimate ranged from $4.1 to $6.1 million. When the auction closed, the sold lots totaled $6.4 million, the highest total for a sale of photographs at Sotheby's since 2014. He encouraged employees to select favorite prints to hang in their offices.

Now at 60 years old, I still feel the same.' Many of his Ansel Adams prints were displayed at his company's headquarters, making it a museum of sorts. I was 15 years old, mesmerized and thrilled beyond imagination at the possibilities inherent in photography. Pieces from the collection have been part of many exhibits over the years, including in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Hayward Gallery, the Kunstbibliothek in Berlin, and the Museum of Modern Art.Īnsel Adams, Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California - Lot 107, sold for $403,200Īrrington said, 'I remember the first time I saw an image slowly appear in the developing tray in my darkroom. His collection ultimately developed into one of the largest and most comprehensive private collections of Adams' photography. He became interested in photography as a teenager and began collecting Adams' work in his twenties. Arrington was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and currently serves as President of Arrington Oil & Gas Operating LLC. Arrington acquired it directly from a descendant of Ansel Adams.Īnsel Adams, The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming - Lot 53, sold for $988,000ĭavid H. The mural-sized print of Jackson Hole is one of fewer than 10 thought to exist. The image was commissioned by the Department of the Interior. A mural-sized print, 'The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming', sold for a record-high for an Ansel Adams print, closing at $988,000 USD.Īnsel Adams photographed the record-setting print in 1942. The collection comprised 123 individual lots, 94% of which were successfully sold to buyers both in person at Sotheby's New York and online.

Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks' completed auctioned at Sotheby's New York on December 14. Ansel Adams, The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

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