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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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  1. Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, 1979, Gelatin silver print, printed 1990Longmont, ColoradoPhillips · $81,900≈ £60,225≈ €70,835Sign up to see
  2. Robert Adams, Berthoud, Colorado, 1976, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988Berthoud, ColoradoPhillips · $81,280≈ £62,789≈ €75,238Sign up to see
  3. Robert Adams, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1990Colorado Springs, ColoradoPhillips · $81,250≈ £50,170≈ €64,469Sign up to see

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  1. Robert Adams, Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1990, Gelatin silver print polyptych in five parts, printed 1995
    Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1990
    Photograph
    Each 9 x 11 1/4 in. (22.9 x 28.6 cm) Overall 15 3/4 x 96 1/2 in. (40 x 245.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    $63,000≈ £46,327≈ €54,489Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Robert Adams, Colorado, circa 1973, Gelatin silver print
    Colorado, circa 1973
    Photograph
    5 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (14.9 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 53
    $23,940≈ £17,400≈ €20,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Robert Adams, Blanca, Colorado, 1967, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1977
    Blanca, Colorado, 1967
    Photograph
    7 6/8 x 6 7/8 in. (19.7 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 54
    $22,680≈ £16,484≈ €19,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Robert Adams, Untitled, lithograph in colours circa 1975
    Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 18/75
    68cm x 48cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 33
    £130≈ $165≈ €143HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  5. Robert Adams, On Signal Hill Overlooking Long Beach, 1983, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988
    On Signal Hill Overlooking Long Beach, 1983
    Photograph · ed. 9/30
    14 7/8 x 18 3/4 in. (37.8 x 47.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 36
    $32,500≈ £25,802≈ €28,687Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Robert Adams, Summer Nights #2, 1979, Gelatin silver print, printed 1985
    Summer Nights #2, 1979
    Photograph
    5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 37
    $18,750≈ £14,886≈ €16,550Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, circa 1980, Gelatin silver print, printed 1985
    Longmont, Colorado, circa 1980
    Photograph
    5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 38
    $75,000≈ £59,543≈ €66,202Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Robert Adams, Newly occupied tract houses, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970-1971
    Newly occupied tract houses, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968
    Photograph
    5 3/4 x 6 in. (14.6 x 15.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 75
    $25,000≈ £20,406≈ €22,940Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Robert Adams, Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, 1984, Gelatin silver print, printed 1992
    Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, 1984
    Photograph
    8 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (22.5 x 28.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 109
    $8,125≈ £6,186≈ €7,242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Robert Adams, Tract home and abandoned shopping cart. Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968-1971, Gelatin silver print
    Tract home and abandoned shopping cart. Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968-1971
    Photograph
    5 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (13.3 x 14.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    $18,750≈ £14,276≈ €16,713Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗

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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

  • on the reverse14
  • lower right1
  • in the margin1

Form

  • signed94
  • signed and dated13
  • signed in pencil9
  • initialled1

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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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