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Carleton E. Watkins — 'Glacier Point From Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite'
Carleton E. Watkins

'Glacier Point From Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite'

A mammoth-plate albumen print by Carleton E. Watkins titled 'Glacier Point From Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite,' created between 1878-81. The photograph features the photographer's original letterpress label and is part of the Gordon L. Bennett Collection.

Medium
mammoth-plate albumen print, mounted, the photographer’s letterpress label, with the title, series number '850,' series title, and his ‘427 Montgomery Street, San Francisco’ studio address, affixed to the mount, a 'Gordon L. Bennett Collection' stamp on the reverse, framed, 1878-81

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March 29, 2021

Estimate: $6,000$9,000

Lot 50

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Carleton E. Watkins, 'Glacier Point From Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite'

A mammoth-plate albumen print by Carleton E. Watkins titled 'Glacier Point From Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite,' created between 1878-81. The photograph features the photographer's original letterpress label and is part of the Gordon L. Bennett Collection.

Medium
mammoth-plate albumen print, mounted, the photographer’s letterpress label, with the title, series number '850,' series title, and his ‘427 Montgomery Street, San Francisco’ studio address, affixed to the mount, a 'Gordon L. Bennett Collection' stamp on the reverse, framed, 1878-81
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Albumen Print, 1878, 19th Century, Carleton E. Watkins, Glacier Point, California, Yosemite, Landscape, Nature

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art