Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 64

Photography

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 576		Adams, Ansel. Six signed books, three hard and three soft cover. Hard covers published by New York Graphic Society, Boston: Photographs of the Southwest (1976, stated 1st printing); The Portfolios of Ansel Adams (1977, 3rd printing); Ansel Adams. Polaroid Land Photography (1978, first published in 1963). Soft covers: Ansel Adams. Recollected Moments inscribed "For Dick" and dated "10-30-72" (An Exhibition organized by the San Francisco Museum of Art; Ansel Adams. Singular Images (Dobbs Ferry, New York: Morgan Press,1974); and The Tetons and the Yellowstone (Redwood City, CA, 5 Associates, 1970). Good to very good; each book has an old auction sticker at top left of cover. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Superior Galleries, 1993. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 577		Adams, Ansel. First edition, stated first printing. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Signed by Adams on the half title page. Introduction by Paul Brooks. Oblong folio, 28 pp. 116 plates. Very good condition; minor rubbing to dust jacket. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 578		Adams, Ansel. Graduation Dress. Gelatin Silver Photograph. Full signature in pencil at lower right margin. Negative Date: 1948, printed by Ansel Adams, 1974. Edition Number: #19/110. Print Size: 19½ x 15 inches. Mount Size: 29 x 23 inches. Portfolio VI stamp mount on verso. Complete with Certificate of Authenticity from The Ansel Adams Gallery. Late in his life, Adams felt he had been unfairly pidgeon-holed as a nature photographer, and produced Portfolio VI in response. Adams' long-time editor, Nancy Newhall, reflected on the "Beauty-and-the-Beast-in-the-Dark-Wood" quality of "Graduation Dress" in the foreword to the portfolio, emphasizing the mood. While Adams is still widely known as an environmentalist photographer, this image in particular demonstrates his technical prowess and breadth of subject. A 10 x 12 inch Adams photograph in our November 6, 2010 sale realized $4,320. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,652
Lot 579		Avedon, Richard. Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent. 1981 poster with huge signature by photographer Avedon. 34¾ x 35½ in. Framed to 25¼ x 36½ in. The 1981 photograph of actress Nastassja Kinski covered only by a snake appeared first in Vogue magazine. It garnered a lot of attention and soon became a best-selling poster. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $248
Lot 580		Fellig, Arthur "Weegee the Famous". Untitled, Unpublished Photograph. Silver gelatin, 7¾ x 10 in. picturing a New York City accident or crime scene. Inkstamp on back: "Please Credit Weegee From Photo-Representatives." In the 1930s and 40s Fellig (1899-1968) was known for his stark black and white photographs of street scenes, often obtained by following emergency vehicles. He published photographic books and as early as 1943 was included in a photography show at the Museum of Modern Art. He had one-person exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. From 1946 to the early 60s he worked in Hollywood, making short films and collaborating with directors such as Stanley Kubrick and Jack Donohue. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 581		Hockney, David. Pearblossom Highway. Handsigned poster, 9½ x 10¾ inches, advertising the first large-scale exhibition of Hockney's works in New York and featuring Hockney's Pearblossom Highwary. The exhibition took place at the International Center of Photography, September 14-November 9, 1986, and included 50 of Hockneys works. The exhibition was called "David Hockney, Photocollages, a wider perspective…." Hockney signed boldly in blue marker across the top. A one-half inch tear is noted at the top left edge, not affecting Hockney's signature. Matted and framed to an overall size of 20¼ x 21½ inches. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204