North American Auction Company
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Early October American Indian & Western Sale

Sat, Oct 3, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 207

Willard, Stephen (1894-1966) The Minarets c. 1934

Estimate: $300 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
For your consideration is this Willard, Stephen (1894-1966) called "The Minarets," circa 1934. The image shows The Minarets - a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Stephen Willard (1894-1965) was one of the Southwest's premier landscape photographers. He settled in Palm Springs in 1922 and photographed desert landscapes until he moved to the Owen Valley in 1947 and opened his studio in Mammoth Lakes. From his base in the mountains, he photographed the magnificent Easter Sierras. The Palm Springs Desert Museum is the repository of Willard's negatives and prints. The condition of this framed photograph is good with some wear or repairs to the frame but good overall display condition to the artwork itself. The measurements of this of this framed photograph is 15" x 17" and the visible art measures 9" x 11".