# Ansel Adams - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T16:23:31.903Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,503
- Lots with prices: 1,854
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-01
- Median realised price: $6,000
- Price range: $10 to $930,000

## Market Takeaway
Ansel Adams shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,480 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 67 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,200 and $18,750.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 15.6% (286 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 46.1% (846 sales)
- $10,000\+: 38.3% (703 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 67
- Previous 12 months sales: 180
- Recent 12 months median: $1,900
- Previous 12 months median: $1,950
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-04
- Days since latest sale: 45
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 698 lots
- Sotheby's: 349 lots
- Bonhams: 284 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 189 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 95 lots
- Phillips: 52 lots
- Seagrave Gallery: 47 lots
- PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers: 46 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 44 lots
- Hindman: 33 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-05 | \[PHOTOGRAPHY\] Portrait of Ansel Adams | Fleischer's Auction House | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-photography-portrait-of-ansel-adams-239-c-32891f8184
2. 2026-01-22 | Ansel Adams "Mirror Lake" Gelatin Silver Print | Auctions at Showplace | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-mirror-lake-gelatin-silver-print-127-c-17ccb68205
3. 2025-11-27 | Ansel Adams \(1902\-1984\) Papago \[Tohondo O'odham\] Man, Tucson, Arizona, c.1953 | Chiswick Auctions | £600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-1902-1984-papago-tohondo-o-odham-man-tucson-arizona-c-1953-96-c-d80788c7de
4. 2025-11-03 | Ansel Adams \(Un des Plus Grands Photographes de Tous les Temps \) Apple Think Different \* | Maison de Ventes Good | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-un-des-plus-grands-photographes-de-tous-les-temps-apple-think-different-379-c-51bdfbaa3b
5. 2025-09-18 | Ansel Adams, Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,968 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-redwoods-bull-creek-flat-northern-california-1960-336-c-5f340c79d9
6. 2025-09-13 | Ansel Adams \(1902\-1984\), Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1949 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-1902-1984-rain-beartrack-cove-glacier-bay-national-monument-alaska-1949-169-c-e864735b2d
7. 2025-09-13 | Ansel Adams \(1902\-1984\), From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park, Washington, 1948 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $13,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-1902-1984-from-hurricane-hill-olympic-national-park-washington-1948-167-c-6bc4275898
8. 2025-07-03 | Ansel Adams \(Un des Plus Grands Photographes de Tous les Temps \) Apple Think Different \* | Maison de Ventes Good | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-un-des-plus-grands-photographes-de-tous-les-temps-apple-think-different-815-c-3a144f6ac1
9. 2025-02-22 | ANSEL ADAMS, THE CAMERA, POSTER | RoGallery | N/A
10. 2025-02-13 | ANSEL ADAMS \(1902\-1984\) Cathedral Peak and Lake. 1938; printed after 1974 by Alan Ross. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,500
11. 2025-02-01 | Ansel Adams \(American 1902\-1984\) "White Branches, Mono Lake, Cloud Reflections California" circa 1940 Negative print edition \#3876 printed 1981 laid on woven paper Pencil signed lower right "Ansel Adams" Museum set ed... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $1,600
12. 2026-04-01 | Ansel Adams \(American, 1902\-1984\), "Mount Williamson from Manzanar, California", gelatin silver print | South Bay Auctions Inc | $19,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-american-1902-1984-mount-williamson-from-manzanar-california-gelatin-silver-print-143-c-2b81ce1b97
13. 2026-02-19 | ANSEL ADAMS, DOGWOOD BLOSSOMS, SPECIAL ED. PRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-dogwood-blossoms-special-ed-print-372-c-f9b1d69e11
14. 2026-02-14 | ANSEL ADAMS \(AMERICAN, 1902\-1984\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $312,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-american-1902-1984-56-c-058a152941
15. 2026-02-08 | ANSEL ADAMS \(AMERICAN, 1902\-1984\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-american-1902-1984-11-c-412951baa0
16. 2026-01-08 | Ansel Adams photo book 1972 signed 1st ed. | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-photo-book-1972-signed-1st-ed-284-c-e3df403d1f
17. 2026-01-04 | ANSEL ADAMS \(American, 1902\-1984\) Sequoia Yosemite Special Edition Silver Gelatin Print | Rivich Auction | $275
18. 2025-12-20 | Ansel Adams \(1902\-1984\) Photo Engraving | Joshua Kodner | $161 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ansel-adams-1902-1984-photo-engraving-18-c-64eca498d9
19. 2025-12-12 | ANSEL ADAMS \(1902\-1984\). PORTRAIT OF CHESLEY BONESTELL. gelatin silver prin | Christie's | $1,397
20. 2025-12-07 | ANSEL ADAMS 'BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK' HAND SIGNED | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $160
21. 2025-12-07 | ANSEL ADAMS 'WINTER' PHOTO\-LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $160
22. 2025-12-07 | ANSEL ADAMS 'UNTITLED' PHOTO\-LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $120
23. 2025-12-07 | ANSEL ADAMS 'COASTAL' HAND SIGNED PHOTO\-LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $525
24. 2025-11-23 | ANSEL ADAMS SIGNED SILVER GELATIN PRINT | District Auction | $275

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