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Ovak Arslanian
(20th Century)
Portrait of Ansel Adams, 1975
Estimate: $700-$900
Sold
$650
Live Auction
Western Paintings and Sculpture including Contemporary Native American Art Session I
Size
9 3/4 x 8 inches
Description
Ovak Arslanian
, 1975
(20th Century)
Portrait of Ansel Adams
gelatin silver print
signed Ovak and dated (lower right); titled (lower left)
9 3/4 x 8 inches
Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico
Condition
Mat: 13 7/8 x 11 inches. Unframed photograph.
Handling creases along all four edges, planar distortion throughout. Larger creases visible in lower right corner and along left edge in margin. Photo is in good, stable condition, with no visible creases or losses. Please request additional images.
Handling creases along all four edges, planar distortion throughout. Larger creases visible in lower right corner and along left edge in margin. Photo is in good, stable condition, with no visible creases or losses. Please request additional images.
Signature
signed Ovak and dated (lower right); titled (lower left)
Provenance
Provenance:
Private Collection
In his 1975 Portrait of Ansel Adams, New York portrait photographer Ovak Arslanian captures another famous photographer, Ansel Adams, in a frank, casual moment. Adams, seated, looks right and leans in, arms lightly crossed, as if he has just thought of a good “just between you and me” story, a story you’ve never heard about some adventure in Yosemite, one with, perhaps, just a hint of gossip that begins, “Confidentially…”
-James D. Balestrieri