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Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Ansel Adams

American · 1902–1984 · Printmaker, Photographer

Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an… (Wikipedia)

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345lots offered2002–2026years recorded89%sold (303)$6.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Ansel Adams, Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, 1944, Mural-sized gelatin silver print, printed 1967, flush-mountedWinter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine CaliforniaPhillips · $412,500≈ £327,485≈ €364,110Sign up to see
  2. Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1959Moonrise, Hernandez, New MexicoPhillips · $381,000≈ £305,240≈ €349,509Sign up to see
  3. Ansel Adams, The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, WyomingPhillips · $289,800≈ £213,104≈ €250,649Sign up to see

Ansel Adams’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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median $6.9kfree account
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auction record in database
Lots sold
303
of 339 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M200520082011201420172020202320262002-12-01 · $1,4652002-12-01 · $1,1722002-12-01 · $1,5382002-12-01 · $1,0252002-12-01 · $1,1722005-11-20 · $7,7342009-09-12 · $5,9712009-12-05 · $15,3692009-12-05 · $16,2732010-06-03 · $6,1322011-02-24 · $11,4752012-12-16 · $1,1252012-12-16 · $1,5002012-12-16 · $1,8752013-04-02 · $6,8752013-04-02 · $47,5002013-06-14 · $5752013-06-30 · $1,7502013-08-20 · $1,3032013-10-01 · $25,0002013-12-15 · $4472013-12-15 · $4922013-12-15 · $4922013-12-15 · $3402013-12-15 · $3402014-04-01 · $10,6252014-04-01 · $15,0002014-04-01 · $10,6252014-04-01 · $18,7502014-05-08 · $27,5412014-07-20 · $2,0002014-07-20 · $4,0002014-07-20 · $2,0002014-10-01 · $93,7502014-10-01 · $46,2502014-10-01 · $8,1252014-10-01 · $37,5002014-11-18 · $29,3512014-12-22 · $9,3752014-12-22 · $7,5002015-01-26 · $9382015-01-26 · $2,2502015-01-26 · $3,1252015-02-04 · $2,0992015-02-23 · $2,9372015-07-20 · $2,7502015-10-08 · $15,0002016-04-04 · $3,7502016-04-30 · $1,8002016-04-30 · $1,7002016-10-05 · $8,7502016-10-05 · $3,7502017-04-03 · $28,7502017-04-04 · $37,5002017-04-04 · $12,5002017-04-04 · $9,3752017-08-10 · $17,4612017-10-03 · $18,7502017-10-03 · $25,0002017-10-03 · $3,7502017-10-03 · $17,5002017-12-01 · $3,2422018-04-09 · $10,0002018-04-09 · $10,0002018-04-09 · $40,0002018-04-09 · $37,5002018-05-05 · $2,2502018-05-05 · $7502018-05-20 · $9002018-07-19 · $2,7502018-09-27 · $17,5002018-10-04 · $43,7502018-10-04 · $16,2502018-10-04 · $52,5002018-10-04 · $47,5002018-10-04 · $13,7502018-10-04 · $11,2502018-11-10 · $3,6252018-11-23 · $1,6112019-04-04 · $9,3752019-04-04 · $7,5002019-04-04 · $23,7502019-05-04 · $5002019-06-08 · $19,0002019-06-08 · $3,9002019-06-08 · $2,5002019-06-08 · $64,0002019-06-08 · $13,0002019-10-01 · $27,5002019-10-25 · $16,0332019-10-25 · $32,0652019-11-08 · $1,1392019-11-29 · $15,3202019-12-15 · $14,0002020-07-09 · $4,6072020-07-13 · $412,5002020-09-25 · $11,1452020-10-14 · $25,0002020-10-14 · $5,0002020-10-14 · $18,7502020-10-14 · $7,5002020-10-14 · $11,2502020-10-14 · $57,5002020-10-14 · $50,0002020-10-14 · $10,0002020-10-14 · $4,7502020-10-14 · $56,2502020-10-14 · $10,6252020-10-14 · $9,3752020-10-14 · $20,0002020-10-14 · $2,5002020-10-14 · $6,0002020-10-14 · $6,2502020-10-14 · $32,5002020-11-08 · $6002021-02-23 · $1,4072021-04-08 · $40,3202021-04-08 · $3,0242021-04-08 · $22,6802021-04-08 · $25,2002021-04-08 · $30,2402021-04-08 · $23,9402021-04-08 · $5,0402021-04-08 · $10,7102021-04-11 · $3,2002021-04-16 · $1,6782021-09-29 · $2,0002021-09-29 · $4,5502021-10-07 · $45,3602021-10-07 · $289,8002021-10-07 · $15,1202021-10-07 · $17,6402021-11-23 · $50,5542022-04-06 · $40,3202022-04-06 · $6,3002022-04-06 · $69,3002022-04-06 · $3,7802022-04-06 · $6,3002022-04-06 · $50,4002022-04-06 · $55,4402022-04-06 · $44,1002022-04-06 · $31,5002022-04-06 · $75,6002022-04-06 · $13,8602022-04-06 · $42,8402022-06-16 · $3,2502022-10-12 · $35,2802022-10-12 · $22,6802022-10-12 · $5,0402022-10-12 · $6,9302022-10-12 · $2,2682022-10-12 · $47,8802022-10-12 · $176,4002022-10-12 · $8,1902022-10-12 · $65,5202022-10-14 · $11,0002022-11-22 · $11,9922022-12-02 · $1,3282023-01-25 · $4,7882023-03-23 · $10,7102023-04-04 · $381,0002023-04-04 · $7,6202023-04-04 · $24,1302023-04-04 · $254,0002023-04-04 · $12,7002023-04-04 · $13,9702023-04-04 · $8,8902023-04-04 · $10,1602023-04-04 · $7,6202023-05-19 · $22,0002023-08-02 · $3,2762023-08-02 · $3,5282023-08-02 · $3,7802023-08-08 · $3522023-08-18 · $3,6902023-08-18 · $4,3052023-09-10 · $3,6002023-10-11 · $12,7002023-10-11 · $50,8002023-10-11 · $11,4302023-10-11 · $44,4502023-10-20 · $20,0002023-10-20 · $1,1002023-10-20 · $4,5002023-10-20 · $1,4002023-10-21 · $632023-11-18 · $1,2002023-11-18 · $1,9572023-12-01 · $1,5422023-12-01 · $4,0322023-12-06 · $8542023-12-11 · $8,9602023-12-11 · $6,4002023-12-11 · $2,5602023-12-11 · $5,3762023-12-11 · $51,2002023-12-11 · $4,3522023-12-11 · $3,3282024-03-08 · $1,8902024-03-08 · $10,0802024-04-05 · $6,9852024-04-05 · $11,4302024-04-05 · $8,8902024-04-05 · $6,9852024-04-05 · $50,8002024-04-05 · $6,3502024-04-05 · $3,8102024-04-05 · $5,7152024-04-05 · $5,0802024-04-05 · $53,3402024-04-05 · $20,3202024-05-16 · $3,8582024-08-17 · $25,0002024-10-09 · $25,4002024-10-09 · $38,1002024-10-09 · $35,5602024-10-09 · $5,7152024-10-09 · $33,0202024-10-10 · $6502024-10-10 · $8002024-10-25 · $7,5602024-10-25 · $5,8052024-10-25 · $6,9302024-10-25 · $40,3202024-10-25 · $27,7202024-12-04 · $5332024-12-12 · $8822024-12-12 · $1,0082024-12-12 · $3,0242024-12-12 · $5,2922025-03-04 · $8,8902025-03-04 · $2,7942025-03-04 · $35,5602025-03-04 · $2,1592025-03-04 · $1,0162025-03-04 · $1,9802025-04-03 · $5,3762025-04-03 · $46,0802025-04-03 · $3,0722025-05-14 · $50,8002025-06-10 · $3,8102025-06-10 · $4,8262025-06-10 · $1,3972025-06-10 · $2,5402025-06-10 · $4,4452025-06-10 · $21,5902025-07-26 · $22,9902025-07-31 · $3,8102025-07-31 · $2,2862025-07-31 · $4,4452025-07-31 · $8,2552025-07-31 · $1,2072025-10-09 · $18,0602025-10-09 · $52,8902025-10-09 · $7,7402025-10-09 · $28,3802025-10-09 · $135,4502025-10-10 · $2,0482025-10-10 · $10,8802025-10-10 · $35,8402025-10-10 · $58,8802025-10-10 · $33,2802025-10-22 · $3,7772025-11-04 · $5,5442025-11-04 · $2,7942026-01-22 · $1,4082026-01-22 · $2,0482026-01-22 · $1,0882026-01-22 · $7682026-01-22 · $1,2802026-01-22 · $6402026-01-22 · $1,1522026-01-22 · $1,6642026-02-08 · $2,6002026-02-27 · $33,2802026-03-10 · $3,0482026-04-09 · $6,1442026-04-09 · $17,9202026-04-09 · $21,7602026-04-09 · $8,3202026-04-09 · $3,3282026-04-09 · $3,0722026-04-11 · $38,7002026-04-11 · $5,4182026-04-11 · $21,9302026-04-11 · $10,3202026-04-11 · $5,1602026-04-11 · $9,6752026-04-11 · $8502026-05-05 · $3,8402026-05-28 · $1,6262026-05-28 · $2,7882026-07-14 · $1,4082026-07-14 · $3,8402026-07-14 · $1,2802026-07-14 · $1,5362026-07-14 · $1,6642026-07-30 · $1,0242026-07-30 · $1,9202026-07-30 · $8962026-07-30 · $8962026-09-14 · $347
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

6 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Works on paper11100%$3.3kSign up$3.3kSign up$3.3kSign up
Drawing11100%$3.3kSign up$3.3kSign up$3.3kSign up
Prints & multiples131077%$6.5kSign up$1.8kSign up$17.6kSign up
Lithograph5240%$880Sign up$880Sign up$1.4kSign up
Print (other)88100%$7.9kSign up$6.1kSign up$17.6kSign up
Photography31628490%$20.1kSign up$7.5kSign up$413kSign up
Photograph31628490%$20.1kSign up$7.5kSign up$413kSign up
Other9889%$1.2kSign up$750Sign up$3.6kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20263938$2kSign up
20253835$5.4kSign up
20243232$7kSign up
20234540$5.1kSign up
20222625$22.7kSign up
20212018$16.4kSign up
20202621$10.6kSign up
20191615$14kSign up
20181717$11.3kSign up
20171110$17.5kSign up
201655$3.8kSign up
2015137$2.8kSign up
20141815$10.6kSign up
20131411$575Sign up
201283$1.5kSign up
201111$11.5kSign up
201011$6.1kSign up
200933$15.4kSign up
200511$7.7kSign up
200255$1.2kSign up

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