Robert Adams
American · b. 1937 · Photographer
Robert Adams is an American photographer who has focused on the changing landscape of the American West. His work first came to prominence in the mid-1970s through his book The… (Wikipedia)
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Longmont, ColoradoPhillips · $81,900≈ £60,225≈ €70,835Sign up to see
Berthoud, ColoradoPhillips · $81,280≈ £62,789≈ €75,238Sign up to see
Colorado Springs, ColoradoPhillips · $81,250≈ £50,170≈ €64,469Sign up to see
Robert 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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ArtSell has recorded 134 auction results for Robert Adams between 2013 and 2026, of which 118 sold (88%). Recorded sale prices range from $165Sign up free to see to $81.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $81.9kSign up free to see for Longmont, Colorado at Phillips in October 2021. The most common medium is photographs (110 lots). Most results come from Phillips (101), Lyon & Turnbull (20) and Lempertz (5).
134 results · page 1 of 4
- Sold
- Four Broadsides, 2009$256≈ £191≈ €221Sign up free to see
- $1,920≈ £1,419≈ €1,643Sign up free to see
- $4,864≈ £3,594≈ €4,162Sign up free to see
- Near Heber City, Utah, 1978$9,030≈ £6,716≈ €7,711Sign up free to see
- €6,552≈ $7,645≈ £5,743Sign up free to see
- Lakewood, Colorado, 1974€5,040≈ $5,881≈ £4,418Sign up free to see
- North Denver, 1973€4,032≈ $4,705≈ £3,534Sign up free to see
- €7,560≈ $8,821≈ £6,627Sign up free to see
- $12,255≈ £9,165≈ €10,555Sign up free to see
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Robert Adams: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Robert Adams at auction?
$81,900Sign up free to see, for Longmont, Colorado at Phillips (October 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Robert Adams?
The median sale price is $12.6kSign up free to see across 117 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Robert Adams have sold at auction?
118 of 134 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Robert Adams?
Phillips, Lyon & Turnbull and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Lyon & Turnbull · Lempertz
Robert Adams signature
117 catalogued lots by Robert Adams record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (88% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and dated lower right
— UNTITLED, Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 13, 2024Signed in pencil on the reverse of the mount
— Denver, Colorado, Phillips, Apr 6, 2022Signed and dated in pencil on the verso
— Concrete and Ice, Missouri River, Clay County, South Dakota, Phillips, Oct 7, 2021
About Robert Adams
Robert Adams is an American photographer who has focused on the changing landscape of the American West. His work first came to prominence in the mid-1970s through his book The New West (1974) and his participation in the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape in 1975, which helped to define the New Topographics genre. He has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a MacArthur Fellowship, the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize and the Hasselblad Award.
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