Negatives verified as Ansel Adams’ work, lawyer says
Published 10:07 am Tuesday, July 27, 2010
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A lawyer says a trove of old glass negatives bought in California for $45 has been authenticated as the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams, worth at least $200 million.
Attorney Arnold Peter says a team of experts has concluded the 65 negatives are from the early work of Adams. It was believed the work had been destroyed in a fire decades ago.
The negatives were bought 10 years ago at a garage sale in Fresno by painter Rick Norsigian, who noticed they resembled Adams’ famed photographs of Yosemite National Park. He hired Peter to assemble a team of experts.
