Eddie Adams Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Eddie Adams Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 31, 2024
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) A selection of 9 photographs from the photo essay "This is the Amazon." 1978.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) A selection of 9 photographs from the photo essay "This is the Amazon." 1978. Silver prints, the images measuring 13½x9⅝ inches (34.3x24.4 cm.), one the reverse, and one slightly smaller, the sheets slightly larger, each with the typed caption "Brazil" and a date stamp (1981) on verso. WITH--A tri-fold pamphlet titled "This is the Amazon, an APN Photo Essay," with all of the images in this lot reproduced, each with a caption. September 10, 1978
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2024
[ADAMS, Eddie (1933-2004), photographer]. “There’s No Place...
Est: $200 - $400
[ADAMS, Eddie (1933-2004), photographer]. “There’s No Place Like…” Press Photograph Featuring Two Elderly People in Their Home in King Island Village in Alaska. [San Francisco: Examiner Reference Library, October 30, 1970]. Black-and-white photograph of two people in their modest home. Approximately 257 x 204 mm. Occasional rubbing, creasing to photo, with Examiner inkstamps and printed caption affixed to verso. From the caption on verso: “Frank Imana and his wife sit together in their small home at King Island Village near Nome, Alaska. Life around Nome is all the more difficult in the face of real poverty and isolation added to the bitterness of the Arctic cold itself.” Adams was a prize-winning photojournalist for decades; he is perhaps most famous for his Pulitzer-Prize winning photo of the execution of Viet Cong prisoner Nguyen Van Lem during the Vietnam war, becoming one of the most influential photos taken of the Vietnam war.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Oct. 24, 2023
Eddie Adams, Haiti
Est: $800 - $1,200
Eddie Adams Haiti 1976 C-print image: 17.875 h x 10.75 w in (45 x 27 cm) sheet: 19.875 h x 16 w in (50 x 41 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge 'Haiti 1976 Eddie Adams'. Provenance: Estate of Peter Jennings This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 24, 2023
Eddie Adams, Vatican
Est: $800 - $1,200
Eddie Adams Vatican 1994 C-print image: 17.875 h x 13.875 w in (45 x 35 cm) sheet: 19.875 h x 15.875 w in (50 x 40 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge 'Vatican 1994 Eddie Adams'. Provenance: Estate of Peter Jennings This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 24, 2023
Eddie Adams, Saigon
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Eddie Adams Saigon 1968 silver gelatin print image: 13.875 h x 19.125 w in (35 x 49 cm) sight: 16 h x 20 w in (41 x 51 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge 'Saigon 1968 Eddie Adams'. Provenance: Estate of Peter Jennings This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 24, 2023
Eddie Adams, Havana
Est: $800 - $1,200
Eddie Adams Havana 1984 C-print image: 17.875 h x 11.875 w in (45 x 30 cm) sheet: 20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge '1984 Havana Eddie Adams'. Provenance: Estate of Peter Jennings This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 24, 2023
Eddie Adams, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Est: $800 - $1,200
Eddie Adams Arnold Schwarzenegger 2003 C-print image: 13.875 h x 13.875 w in (35 x 35 cm) sheet: 19.75 h x 15.7 w in (50 x 40 cm) Signed and dated to lower edge '2003 Eddie Adams'. Provenance: Estate of Peter Jennings This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 13, 2023
Eddie Adams (1933-2004): Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Est: $200 - $400
Thirty black and white photographs (same image), all signed 'Joanne Woodward. All 8 x 10 in. (sheet), unframed. The World of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman
STAIR
Jun. 11, 2023
STOP Society of Protection Of Truth"A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War" NY Times
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
1 Affiche Non-Entoilée / Vintage Poster on Paper not lined
Mirabaud-Mercier
May. 11, 2023
STOP Society of Protection Of Truth"A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War" NY Times
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
1 Affiche Non-Entoilée / Vintage Poster on Paper not lined
Mirabaud-Mercier
Jan. 15, 2023
STOP Society of Protection Of Truth"A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War" NY Times
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen
Millon Riviera
Nov. 30, 2022
STOP Society of Protection Of Truth"A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War" NY Times
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen
Millon Riviera
Apr. 14, 2022
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) Boat of No Smiles, Vietnamese Refugees, Gulf of Siam.
Est: $700 - $1,000
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) Boat of No Smiles, Vietnamese Refugees, Gulf of Siam. Silver press print, the image measuring 13 7/8x11 inches (35.2x27.9 cm.), flush mounted and mounted again to a board measuring 17x14 inches (43.2x35.6 cm.). November 24, 1977
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 19, 2021
EDDIE ADAMS (1933–2004)
Est: €3,000 - €3,500
EDDIE ADAMS (1933–2004) | Execution of the Vietcong Nguyễn Văn Văn Lém / Portrait of the photographer, Saigon 1968 | Press silver wire print on single-weight glossy paper 15,2 x 22,9 cm Typographic text above the images, the photographer Edward T. Adams on the right side of the print. Date stamp “FILED NOV 15 1968” on the reverse. The police chief of Saigon, General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, shot Vietcong-member Nguyễn Văn Lém in front of Photographer Edward Adams from the Associated Press. He received an award for this icon of uninhibited brutality under the conditions of war.
OstLicht Auctions
Oct. 21, 2021
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon. Wire service press print, the image measuring 7 1/2x8 3/4 inches (19.1x22.2 cm.), the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), with the caption and dates in the image, and a newspaper clipping and caption, in ink, on verso. 1968; printed 1988
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 27, 2021
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon (with Adams inset at right).
Est: $800 - $1,200
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon (with Adams inset at right). Wire service press photo, the image measuring 6x9 1/4 inches (15.2x23.5 cm.), the sheet 7 5/8x10 inches (19.4x25.4 cm.), with the caption and date in the image. 1968; printed 1969
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 27, 2021
Eddie Adams, The Boat of No Smiles, Vietnam, 1977
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Eddie Adams, The Boat of No Smiles, Vietnam, 1977, Vintage gelatin silver print, 13.5" x 10.75", mounted 15.5" x 12.25". Amphoto reproduction notes on verso. Winner of Overseas Press Club Robert Capa Gold Medal, 1977.
Keith Delellis Gallery LLC
Jan. 09, 2021
Eddie Adams Photograph Signed & Inscribed
Est: $400 - $600
Eddie Adams Vietnamese General/Viet Cong Prisoner Photograph B&W, 1968. Pulitzer Prize winner. South Vietnamese general about to shoot a Viet Cong prisoner in the head. Signed and inscribed to Neil Leifer by photographer in ink, "For Neil." 11" x 14" Neil Leifer is the foremost sports photographer of all time. This is an unreserved auction with no minimums. This is an online only sale. Items may be viewed upon appointment in New York City. Notice to bidders: More detailed condition reports and additional photographs are available by request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in excellent condition. Please message us through the online bidding platform or call Guernsey's at 212-794-2280 to request a more thorough condition report.
Guernsey's
Dec. 10, 2020
Eddie Adams - Louis Armstrong, Las Vegas
Est: $500 - $800
Lot 11 Eddie Adams American (1933-2004) Louis Armstrong, Las Vegas (1970) silver gelatin print signed lower right 20 x 16 1/4 inches Provenance: From a New York Collection
Capsule Gallery Auction
Nov. 20, 2020
STOP Society of Protection Of Truth"A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War" NY Times
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen
Artprecium
Oct. 22, 2020
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon. Silver press print, the image measuring 6x8 1/2 inches (15.2x21.6 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with an editor's retouching marks on recto, and a caption, in pencil, on verso. 1968
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 12, 2020
STOP Society of Protection Of Truth"A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War" NY Times 1968 Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan exécute Nguyen Van Lem Vietcong à Saïgon / Execute a Vietcong in Saïgon
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen T.B.E. A +
Mirabaud-Mercier
Jun. 26, 2020
STOP Society of Protection Of Truth"A Photo That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War" NY Times 1968 Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan exécute Nguyen Van Lem Vietcong à Saïgon / Execute a Vietcong in Saïgon
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen T.B.E. A +
Mirabaud-Mercier
Feb. 25, 2020
(EDDIE ADAMS) (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon (with Adams inset at far right).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
(EDDIE ADAMS) (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon (with Adams inset at far right). Silver wire service print, the image measuring 6x9 inches (15.2x22.9 cm.), the sheet 7 3/4x10 inches (20x25.4 cm.), with a wire service caption in the negative, and a dated hand stamp, on verso. 1968
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 24, 2019
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Saigon Execution silver gelatin print
Est: $140 - $240
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Saigon Execution silver gelatin print unsigned no markings verso 20.4 x 30.2cm PROVENANCE: Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Lucrezia Macri, former owner, attesting to its authenticity as a gift from Eddie Adams (dated 2006)
Leonard Joel
Oct. 17, 2019
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lém, Saigon. Silver print, the image measuring 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with a printed press caption label on verso. 1968; printed 1972
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 22, 2019
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Mother Teresa Cradling a Baby photographic print
Est: $300 - $500
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Mother Teresa Cradling a Baby photographic print artist''s signature lower right 33.5 x 48.3cm
Leonard Joel
Aug. 15, 2019
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Mother Teresa Cradling a Baby photographic print
Est: $400 - $500
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Mother Teresa Cradling a Baby photographic print artist's signature lower right 33.5 x 48.3cm
Leonard Joel
Jun. 20, 2019
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Saigon Execution (aftermath) silver gelatin print
Est: $200 - $400
EDDIE ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1933-2004) Saigon Execution (aftermath) silver gelatin print inscribed in ink verso: by Eddie Adams/ AP Photographer 26.7 x 34cm
Leonard Joel
Oct. 18, 2018
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) Street execution of Vietcong prisoner, Saigon.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) Street execution of Vietcong prisoner, Saigon. Silver print, the image measuring 6 3/8x7 7/8 inches (16.2x20 cm.), the sheet 8x10 (20.3x25.4 cm.), with a wire service caption in the negative, and various press notations and hand stamps on verso. 1968; printed 1972
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 26, 2018
Eddie Adams signed silver print, 'Louis Armstrong'
Est: $700 - $900
Eddie Adams (American, 1933-2004), oversized silver print titled 'Louis Armstrong, Las Vegas, 1970,' depicting the famed jazz musician seated in his dressing room examining his trumpet, artist inscribed, dated, and signed 'Las Vegas 1970' at lower left and 'Eddie Adams' at lower right, 18"h x 13.75"w image, overall size of sheet 20"h x 16"w, unframed. Provenance: The artist; thence by descent to the current owner.
Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.
Aug. 26, 2018
Eddie Adams signed silver print 'Facing NYC'
Est: $800 - $1,200
Eddie Adams (American, 1933-2004), oversized silver print titled 'Facing NYC,' depicting the crowded balconies of a New York City apartment building, artist inscribed, dated, and signed 'Facing NYC July 4th 1976' at lower left and 'Eddie Adams' at lower right, 18"h x 12.75"w image, overall size of sheet, 20"h x 16"w, unframed. Provenance: The artist; thence by descent to the current owner.
Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.
Aug. 26, 2018
Eddie Adams signed silver print 'Haiti 1976'
Est: $700 - $900
Eddie Adams (American, 1933-2004), oversized silver print titled 'Haiti,' depicting a young child, artist inscribed, dated, and signed 'Haiti 1976' at lower left and 'Eddie Adams' at lower right, 18"h x 10.75"w image, overall size of sheet 20"h x 16"w, unframed. Provenance: The artist; thence by descent to the current owner.
Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.
Aug. 26, 2018
Eddie Adams signed silver print 'JFK Lies in State'
Est: $800 - $1,200
Eddie Adams (American, 1933-2004), oversized silver print titled 'JFK Lies in State,' depicting an aerial view from the rotunda where President John F. Kennedy's coffin lay, artist inscribed, dated and signed 'JFK 1963' at lower left and 'Eddie Adams' at lower right, 14"h x 17"w image, overall size of sheet 16"h x 20"w, unframed. Provenance: The artist; thence by descent to the current owner.
Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.
Aug. 26, 2018
Eddie Adams signed silver print 'Saigon Execution'
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Eddie Adams (American, 1933-2004), oversized silver print titled 'Saigon Execution,' depicting the street execution of a Vietcong prisoner, artist inscribed, dated, and signed 'Saigon 1968' at lower left and 'Eddie Adams' at lower right, 11.25"h x 18"w image, overall size of sheet 16"h x 20"w, unframed. Provenance: The artist; thence by descent to the current owner.
Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.
Aug. 26, 2018
Eddie Adams signed silver print, 'Bethlehem 1970'
Est: $700 - $900
Eddie Adams (American, 1933-2004), oversized silver print titled 'Bethlehem,' depicting a shepherd and his lamb in the desert, artist inscribed, dated and signed 'Bethlehem - 1970' at lower left and 'Eddie Adams' at lower right, 18"h x 12"w image, overall size of sheet 20"h x 16"w, unframed. Provenance: The artist; thence by descent to the current owner.
Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.
Jun. 28, 2018
EDDIE ADAMS
Est: CHF800 - CHF1,200
EDDIE ADAMS (1934-2004) Saigon Execution, 1968. Silbergelatine-Abzug. Wire-Photo. Späterer Abzug, 1972. Bildmass 17,3 x 21,7 cm; Blattgrösse 19,4 x 25,5 cm. Einbelichtete Legende, verso gestempelt (Publikationsdatum), montierter Zeitungsausschnitt. Literatur: - Peter Stepan (Hrsg.). Fotos, die die Welt bewegten. Das 20. Jahrhundert. München, u. a., 2000. S. 114-115 (mit Abb.). - LIFE. 100 Photographs That Changed the World. New York, 2003. S. 135 (mit Abb.). - Alyssa Adams. Eddie Adams, Vietnam. New York, 2008. S. 139-140, 142, 151-152 (mit Abb., u.a. auf dem Cover). - The Associated Press. Vietnam, The Real War. New York, 2013. S. 196-197 (mit Abb.). Der südvietnamesische General Nguyen Ngoc Loan erschiesst den Vietcong Offizier Nguyen Van Lem, auch bekannt als Bay Lop, auf offener Strasse am 1. Februar 1968. Eine Ikone des Photojournalismus. Mit dem Bild gewann Adams 1969 den Pulitzer-Preis.
Koller Auctions
Feb. 27, 2018
EDDIE ADAMS Gelatin Silver Print Photograph "Stre
Est: $200 - $300
EDDIE ADAMS Gelatin Silver Print Photograph "Street Execution of a Vietcong Prisoner, Saigon 1968" Signed in marker. Matted under acetate.-- Dimensions: Image Size: H: 16 inches: W: 20 inches --- US Shipping charge: $35
Uniques & Antiques
Nov. 17, 2017
EDDIE ADAMS, SAIGON EXECUTION, 1962, BEFORE AND AFTER. 8x10 vintage prints
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
EDDIE ADAMS, SAIGON EXECUTION, 1962, BEFORE AND AFTER. The Pulitzer Prize Photograph became an emblem of the horrors of the war that helped stir popular opposition. Putting that image in the context of what Adams photographed immediately before and after gives it further context. All 14 images from Adams' camera roll can be seen on the Internet at 100photos.time.com/photos/eddie-adams-saigon-execution. The central image that is sometimes shown cropped to just the two main figures is here a wider view. But even the familiar iconic presentation often has its right side cropped. The passer-by who is shown looking back in the 3d image is present passing by at the right in the full negative of the iconic image. The additional rarely seen images present here, out of the 13 others on the roll, distill the full shock of the scene. Provenance, collection of Harry Amdur, owner of Modernage Lab in NY, who printed many important press photographs as well as others for the Black Star Agency, the ICP, and other venues. He is credited in "Great News Photos and the Stories Behind Them" [Dover.]
Be-Hold
Oct. 19, 2017
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) Street execution of Vietcong prisoner, Saigon.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
EDDIE ADAMS (1933-2004) Street execution of Vietcong prisoner, Saigon. Oversized silver print, the image measuring 13x18 3/4 inches (33x47.6 cm.), the sheet 16x19 3/4 inches (40.6x50.2 cm.), with Adams' signature and a caption, in ink, on recto. 1968; printed 1990s
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 03, 2017
EDDIE ADAMS - General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon, 1968
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
EDDIE ADAMS - General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon, 1968
Phillips
Jul. 01, 2017
ADAMS, EDDIE
Est: CHF800 - CHF1,200
ADAMS, EDDIE (1934-2004). General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing Viet Cong Prisoner Nguyen Van Lem, Saigon, 1968. Silbergelatine-Abzug auf Agfa-Papier. Späterer Abzug, 1979. 17 x 22 cm. Verso mit Bildarchiv-Stempeln und einigen Annotationen. Literatur: Stepan, Peter (Hrsg.). Fotos, die die Welt bewegten. Das 20. Jahrhundert. München, u. a., 2000. S. 114-115 (mit Abb.). Der südvietnamesische General Nguyen Ngoc Loan erschiesst den Vietcong Offizier Nguyen Van Lem, auch bekannt als Bay Lop, auf offener Strasse am 1. Februar 1968. Eine Ikone des Photojournalismus. Mit dem Bild gewann Adams 1969 den Pulitzer-Preis.
Koller Auctions
Dec. 02, 2016
Eddie Adams (1933-2004)
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Note: Description Updated 11/23. Vietnamese General/Viet Cong Prisoner . B&W, 1968. Resin-coated silver gelatin. Older print. Framed. Pulitzer Prize winner. South Vietnamese General about to shoot a Viet Cong prisoner in the head. Signed and inscribed to Neil Leifer by photographer in ink, "For Neil - No Motors - No Remotes - One Frame." 11 x 14in. This framed work has been professionally framed by Mr. Leifer's preferred framer. The frame is handsome, created in a simple, modern design much preferred by museums. The woods is a light, natural shade; the glazing is a UV plexiglass of the highest quality; the backing board is generally a sheet of foam core. Many framed items also include a white matte. Framed works will be sold as-is, in frame. It is the bidders responsibility to remove the print from the frame if they so desire. More information on the specific framing can be provided by the auction house upon request. The photographs in this auction have been examined by an expert, whose opinions pertaining to the age of the prints, the printing process, and the type of paper used, are included in the description of each photograph. Although Guernsey’s believes these descriptions to be accurate, interested buyers are urged to personally inspect the prints either at the public preview or by appointment with Guernsey’s. As with all items in this auction, all lots are being sold as is.
Guernsey's
Dec. 02, 2016
Eddie Adams (1933-2004)
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Note: Description Updated 11/21. Vietnamese General/Viet Cong Prisoner. B&W, 1968. Resin-coated silver gelatin print. Older print. Pulitzer Prize winner. South Vietnamese general about to shoot a Viet Cong prisoner in the head. Signed and inscribed to Neil Leifer by photographer in ink, "For Neil." 11 x 14in. The photographs in this auction have been examined by an expert, whose opinions pertaining to the age of the prints, the printing process, and the type of paper used, are included in the description of each photograph. Although Guernsey’s believes these descriptions to be accurate, interested buyers are urged to personally inspect the prints either at the public preview or by appointment with Guernsey’s. As with all items in this auction, all lots are being sold as is.
Guernsey's
Jun. 16, 2016
Eddie Adams, "Boat of no Smiles" Vietnam 1977
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
EDDIE ADAMS, "BOAT OF NO SMILES. Vietnamese Refugees, Gulf of Siam, Thanksgiving Day 1977." 13 ½ x 10 5/8 - inch gelatin silver print, on heavy paper, probably printed later. Adams is mostly known for his photograph of the N. Vietnamese prisoner being shot with a pistol, but he made many other significant photographs.. This, one of his better-known subjects, is very impressive in this large size. There are no titles or other marks. [4]
Be-Hold
Dec. 11, 2014
ADAMS, EDDIE (1933-2004) Spectators on balconies.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ADAMS, EDDIE (1933-2004) Spectators on balconies. Silver print, 14x11 inches (35.6x27.9 cm.), with Adams' signature and inscription, in black felt tip pen, on mount recto. Circa 1975
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 11, 2014
ADAMS, EDDIE (1933-2004) "Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, the Saigon government's police chief, executing a Vietcong" (with Adams inset at far
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ADAMS, EDDIE (1933-2004) "Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, the Saigon government's police chief, executing a Vietcong" (with Adams inset at far right). Silver print, 6x9 inches (15.2x22.9 cm.), with a clipping, hand stamp and notations, in ink, on verso. 1968; printed 1969
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 20, 2014
EDDIE ADAMS, GENERAL NGUYEN NGOC LOAN EXECUTING VIET CONG PRISONER
Est: $700 - $1,200
EDDIE ADAMS, GENERAL NGUYEN NGOC LOAN EXECUTING VIET CONG PRISONER. 6 ½ x 8- inch ferrotyped gelatin silver print of this iconic image for which Adams won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize. This print has been copied from a print that has been retouched, as is often the case with early press prints. The verso has two torn text labels, marks for cropping, and various date stamps that show when this print was used for publication. Among the date stamps is one for 13 February 1968-this is very soon after the February 1st date when the event took place. There are cropping marks on the verso that show that in one of the uses only the part of the image that shows the heads and the gun was used. That and the heav retouching acknowledge that a basic image with little context or detail would be sufficient to illustrate the gist of the shocking event. Slight handling creases.
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