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How do I know if my Ansel Adams print is real?

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How do I know if my Ansel Adams print is real?
To know if your Ansel Adams print is real, first check online and print catalogues to see if the photograph is a known work of Ansel Adams. Snapping a photo of your print and then performing a reverse image search can jumpstart this process. If you don't find the photograph attributed to Adams, your piece is unlikely to be real. Should your search prove successful, next look for any signatures and markings on the front and back of the print. Reproductions produced after Adams's work will usually say "Photography by Ansel Adams," while originals may be signed by the photographer or have an Adams stamp or label on the back. If you still need assistance with the evaluation process, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can be of assistance. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Ansel Adams prints.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
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El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin photograph, printed in the late 1920s on Kodak Vitava Athena paper, is signed in pencil beneath the image with a typeset title centered in the lower margi...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park, Washington
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1950 in an edition of 100 numbered copies and 5 presentation copies; this print is fr...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print of one of Ansel Adams' most iconic images was printed by an assistant under Adams' supervision in the 1960s. It is signed in full by the artist in ink mount...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print with exemplary provenance is unsigned but bears several stamps from the artist's family on the back of the mount, including the authentication stamp of Adam...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dunes, Oceano
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Numbered 217. From Portfolio IV 'What Majestic Word'. Published by the Sierra Club, San Francisco made in 1963. Signed on front of mount. Artist stamp on back of mount with set numbe...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dunes, Oceano
$12,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Aspens, Northern New Mexico
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Made in 1958 by Ansel Adams, this print was printed circa 1978. It is currently framed in a dark wood and we will include the frame with the sale. The frame measures approximately 31...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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