Ansel Adams

Press Releases tagged with Ansel Adams

Lot 33 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Tête de Femme, Oil on canvas.

Gray's to Auction Renoir's Tête de Femme on November 17

Released: November 15, 2011

Gray's to Auction Renoir's Tête de Femme. Cleveland, OH. On November 17, 11am EST, Gray's Auctioneers will hold their 53rd Auction: Fine Art, Decorations and Jewelry. This multifarious auction boasts fine art pieces from artists such as Renoir, Albert Bierdstadt and Ansel Adams, as well as Asian scrolls, sculpture and wardrobe; gorgeous diamonds, stunning silver and a rare 19 ft vintage cedar canoe. The focal point of this auction is centered on lot 33, Tête de Femme, an oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919.) From extended loan at the Dallas Museum of Art, throug...

Robert Mapplethorpe’s shimmering and subtle Shoe (Melody) estimated at $30,000+, is expected to be the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 19 Vintage & Contemporary Photography Signature® Auction.

Robert Mapplethorpe’s Shoe (Melody) expected to bring $30,000+ to lead Heritage Auctions’ Vintage & Contemporary Photography Auction in New York

Released: November 10, 2011

Ansel Adams, Horst P. Horst, Herb Ritts, all among principal highlights in Nov. 19 auction at the Ukranian Institute of America at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion. Robert Mapplethorpe’s shimmering and subtle Shoe (Melody) estimated at $30,000+, is expected to be the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 19 Vintage & Contemporary Photography Signature® Auction, taking place at the Ukranian Institute of America at The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, 2 East 79th Street (at 5th Ave.). “Mapplethorpe’s popularity continues to remain strong with collectors,” said Rachel Peart, Consignment Director...

Ansel Adams (1902–1984) Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, ca. 1948. From What Majestic Word, In Memory of Russell Varian, Portfolio IV (1963) Gelatin silver print ©2010 The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas P1966.11.3

Amon Carter Museum Exhibits Ansel Adams Photographs

Released: April 22, 2010

Works by one of the world’s most widely recognized and celebrated photographers will go on view this spring at the Amon Carter Museum. Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light features 40 photographs by the artist and runs from May 29 through November 7, 2010. Admission to the Carter is free. “Ansel Adams was the last major artist to subscribe to the romantic tradition of American landscape, an artistic lineage that included Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, William Henry Jackson and Carleton Watkins,” says John Rohrbach, senior curator of photographs. “This exhibition, comprised of prints fr...