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Carleton E. Watkins — Yosemite Falls, Front View
Carleton E. Watkins

Yosemite Falls, Front View

Carleton E. Watkins' 'Yosemite Falls, Front View' is a foundational landscape photograph documenting the natural grandeur of Yosemite. The work exemplifies early American landscape photography's role in shaping national identity and environmental perception.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Classic Photographs

September 26, 2022

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 30

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Spotted works by Carleton E. Watkins

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Carleton E. Watkins, Yosemite Falls, Front View

Carleton E. Watkins' 'Yosemite Falls, Front View' is a foundational landscape photograph documenting the natural grandeur of Yosemite. The work exemplifies early American landscape photography's role in shaping national identity and environmental perception.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Documentary, American, Yosemite, Landscape, Majestic, Nature, Waterfall

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art