- F.J. HAYNES MAMMOTH PLATE PHOTOGRAPH,
F.J. HAYNES MAMMOTH PLATE PHOTOGRAPH, ANGEL TERR.Featured in this lot is this F.J. Haynes Mammoth Plate photograph of Angel Terrace, Yellowstone National Park. The photograph shows a terrace structure with wooded area in the background and pools of water built up in the sections of the terrace. The photograph is titled as follows: Angel Terrace - Yellowstone Park. The back of the photograph is marked as follows: 19916 - Angel Terrace. The photograph shows the raised watermark in the bottom right hand corner of the photograph. The condition of this photograph is well preserved with portions of the frame showing wear to the lip of the border and the back held together with tape. The measurements of this framed photograph is 18 5/8" x 23 5/8" and the visible photograph is 16 3/4" x 2 5/8".
- CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916),
CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916), EL CAPITAN, YOSEMITE VALLEY, MAMMOTH PLATE ALBUMEN PRINT ON ORIGINAL MOUNT, 15 1/2 X 20 1/2 IN.CARLETON WATKINS, (American, 1829-1916) El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, mammoth plate albumen print on original mount 1961, inscribed verso El Capitan 3600 Ft. Yosemite Valley No.19 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. Provenance: A New England Estate; Grogan & Company, Sale 161, Lot 106; A Private Massachusetts Collection. Literature: Naef, Weston, and Lewis-Hult, Christine, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs, (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011): Cat. No. 126, p. 63. Other Notes: Carleton Watkins first photographed the Yosemite Valley in 1861, producing mammoth-plate negatives (18 x 22 in.) of the awe-inspiring natural landscape. These images ultimately made their way to the East Coast, where they are said to have been shown to Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Lincoln was so moved by the images that he proclaimed that the Yosemite Valley forever remain in the public domain, thereby establishing the precursor to today's Yosemite National Park. In the summers of 1865-6, Watkins returned to the Yosemite Valley, creating numerous striking mammoth-plate photographs as he recorded the now-iconic vistas. These views were faithfully re-photographed by Ansel Adams half a century later. Unfortunately, for much of the twentieth century, Watkins was a forgotten name in the history of American photography, and it was not until the late 1970s that academics and collectors alike began to rediscover his work. The intervening century had not been kind to Watkins' corpus - by the mid-1870s, Watkins was in financial ruin and had ceded control of his negatives to a creditor, and in 1906 the bulk of his work was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Over the years, many universities and public libraries deaccessioned their collection of Watkins' mammoth plate prints. Thus, today, very few examples of Watkins' Yosemite photographs survive. Condition: Condition: Online image reads slightly warmer than the work appears to the eye. Small stain/residue in upper right quadrant in sky. Edges of sheet (not extending into image) worn, dirty, and creased.
- CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916),
CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916), SENTINEL ROCK, VIEW UP YOSEMITE VALLEY, MAMMOTH PLATE ALBUMEN PRINT ON ORIGINAL MOUNT, 20 5/8 X 15 7/8 IN.CARLETON WATKINS, (American, 1829-1916) Sentinel Rock, View up Yosemite Valley, mammoth plate albumen print on original mount 1865-1866; inscribed verso: The Sentinel 3270 feet Yosemite No. 33 20 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. Provenance: A New England Estate; Grogan & Company, November 5, 2017, Lot 100; a New Hampshire Collector. Literature: Naef, Weston, and Lewis-Hult, Christine, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011), Cat. No. 182, p. 83. Other Notes: Carleton Watkins first photographed the Yosemite Valley in 1861, producing mammoth-plate negatives (18 x 22 in.) of the awe-inspiring natural landscape. These images ultimately made their way to the East Coast, where they are said to have been shown to Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Lincoln was so moved by the images that he proclaimed that the Yosemite Valley forever remain in the public domain, thereby establishing the precursor to today's Yosemite National Park. In the summers of 1865-6, Watkins returned to the Yosemite Valley, creating numerous striking mammoth-plate photographs as he recorded the now-iconic vistas. These views were faithfully re-photographed by Ansel Adams half a century later. Unfortunately, for much of the twentieth century, Watkins was a forgotten name in the history of American photography, and it was not until the late 1970s that academics and collectors alike began to rediscover his work. The intervening century had not been kind to Watkins' corpus - by the mid-1870s, Watkins was in financial ruin and had ceded control of his negatives to a creditor, and in 1906 the bulk of his work was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Over the years, many universities and public libraries deaccessioned their collection of Watkins' mammoth plate prints. Thus, today, very few examples of Watkins' Yosemite photographs survive, and this newly discovered collection of twenty works - works that represent some of his most recognizable Yosemite views - is a truly remarkable addition to Watkins' oeuvre. Condition:
- CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916),
CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916), OUTLINE OF CATHEDRAL ROCK FROM THE RIVER AT THE FOOT, YOSEMITE, MAMMOTH PLATE ALBUMEN PRINT ON ORIGINAL MOUNT, 20 5/8 X 15 2/3 IN.CARLETON WATKINS, (American, 1829-1916) Outline of Cathedral Rock from the River at the Foot, Yosemite, mammoth plate albumen print on original mount 1865-1866; inscribed verso Outline of Cathedral Rocks Yosemite No. 12 20 5/8 x 15 2/3 in. Provenance: A New England Estate; Grogan & Company, November 5, 2017, Lot 110; a New Hampshire Collector. Literature: Naef, Weston, and Lewis-Hult, Christine, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs, (Los Angeles: J. Paul Gettty Museum, 2011)), Cat. No. 190, p. 86 Other Notes: Carleton Watkins first photographed the Yosemite Valley in 1861, producing mammoth-plate negatives (18 x 22 in.) of the awe-inspiring natural landscape. These images ultimately made their way to the East Coast, where they are said to have been shown to Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Lincoln was so moved by the images that he proclaimed that the Yosemite Valley forever remain in the public domain, thereby establishing the precursor to today's Yosemite National Park. In the summers of 1865-6, Watkins returned to the Yosemite Valley, creating numerous striking mammoth-plate photographs as he recorded the now-iconic vistas. These views were faithfully re-photographed by Ansel Adams half a century later. Unfortunately, for much of the twentieth century, Watkins was a forgotten name in the history of American photography, and it was not until the late 1970s that academics and collectors alike began to rediscover his work. The intervening century had not been kind to Watkins' corpus - by the mid-1870s, Watkins was in financial ruin and had ceded control of his negatives to a creditor, and in 1906 the bulk of his work was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Over the years, many universities and public libraries deaccessioned their collection of Watkins' mammoth plate prints. Thus, today, very few examples of Watkins' Yosemite photographs survive, and this newly discovered collection of twenty works - works that represent some of his most recognizable Yosemite views - is a truly remarkable addition to Watkins' oeuvre. Condition:
- CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916),
CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916), MOUNT WATKINS, FULLY REFLECTED IN MIRROR LAKE, YOSEMITE, MAMMOTH PLATE ALBUMEN PRINT ON ORIGINAL MOUNT, 20 1/2 X 16 IN.CARLETON WATKINS, (American, 1829-1916) Mount Watkins, Fully Reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite, mammoth plate albumen print on original mount 1865-1866; inscribed verso Mirror Lake Yosemite Valley No. 75 20 1/2 x 16 in. Provenance: A New England Estate; Grogan & Company, November 5, 2017, Lot 98; a New Hampshire Collector. Literature: Naef, Weston, and Lewis-Hult, Christine Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011), Cat. No. 234, p. 104 Other Notes: Carleton Watkins first photographed the Yosemite Valley in 1861, producing mammoth-plate negatives (18 x 22 in.) of the awe-inspiring natural landscape. These images ultimately made their way to the East Coast, where they are said to have been shown to Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Lincoln was so moved by the images that he proclaimed that the Yosemite Valley forever remain in the public domain, thereby establishing the precursor to today's Yosemite National Park. In the summers of 1865-6, Watkins returned to the Yosemite Valley, creating numerous striking mammoth-plate photographs as he recorded the now-iconic vistas. These views were faithfully re-photographed by Ansel Adams half a century later. Unfortunately, for much of the twentieth century, Watkins was a forgotten name in the history of American photography, and it was not until the late 1970s that academics and collectors alike began to rediscover his work. The intervening century had not been kind to Watkins' corpus - by the mid-1870s, Watkins was in financial ruin and had ceded control of his negatives to a creditor, and in 1906 the bulk of his work was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Over the years, many universities and public libraries deaccessioned their collection of Watkins' mammoth plate prints. Thus, today, very few examples of Watkins' Yosemite photographs survive, and this newly discovered collection of twenty works - works that represent some of his most recognizable Yosemite views - is a truly remarkable addition to Watkins' oeuvre. Condition:
- CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916),
CARLETON WATKINS, (AMERICAN, 1829-1916), NORTH DOME, FRONT VIEW, YOSEMITE, MAMMOTH PLATE ALBUMEN PRINT ON ORIGINAL MOUNT, 20 3/4 X 16 1/3 IN.CARLETON WATKINS, (American, 1829-1916) North Dome, Front View, Yosemite, mammoth plate albumen print on original mount 1865-1866; inscribed verso The North Dome 3730 ft. Yosemite No. 85 20 3/4 x 16 1/3 in. Provenance: A New England Estate; Grogan & Company, November 5, 2017, Lot 109; a New Hampshire Collector. Literature: Naef, Weston, and Lewis-Hult Christine Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011), Cat. No. 237, p. 105. Other Notes: Carleton Watkins first photographed the Yosemite Valley in 1861, producing mammoth-plate negatives (18 x 22 in.) of the awe-inspiring natural landscape. These images ultimately made their way to the East Coast, where they are said to have been shown to Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Lincoln was so moved by the images that he proclaimed that the Yosemite Valley forever remain in the public domain, thereby establishing the precursor to today's Yosemite National Park. In the summers of 1865-6, Watkins returned to the Yosemite Valley, creating numerous striking mammoth-plate photographs as he recorded the now-iconic vistas. These views were faithfully re-photographed by Ansel Adams half a century later. Unfortunately, for much of the twentieth century, Watkins was a forgotten name in the history of American photography, and it was not until the late 1970s that academics and collectors alike began to rediscover his work. The intervening century had not been kind to Watkins' corpus - by the mid-1870s, Watkins was in financial ruin and had ceded control of his negatives to a creditor, and in 1906 the bulk of his work was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Over the years, many universities and public libraries deaccessioned their collection of Watkins' mammoth plate prints, and today very few examples of Watkins' Yosemite photographs survive. Condition:
- CARLETON E. WATKINS (NY/CA, 1829-1916)
CARLETON E. WATKINS (NY/CA, 1829-1916) "El Capitan, Yosemite, California - 1866", mammoth plate albumen print, printed in 1875 by Isaiah West Taber, professionally mounted in a wooden frame with mat, glazed, OS: 27 1/2" x 22 1/2", SS: 20" x 15 1/2". Good condition.
Exhibited in 2016 at the Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland, ME) in the "Maine Collects" show.
- 1 piece. Original 19th-Century Photograph
1 piece. Original 19th-Century Photograph - Mammoth Plate. Jackson, W(illiam) H(enry). "Mirror Lake." Denver, ca. 1880s. Approx. 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (520 x 420 mm). Slightly toned, just a little faded. Signed in plate. Not examined out of late 19th-Century frame. ,500-