This is interesting, of course, but inconclusive. One doesn't know the personalities involved. Sometimes (not saying this is the case here) estate owners do not want to admit any other owners, no matter what. The stories about Warhol works are legion.
But Turnage is quite correct about the interpretive nature of Adams' printing. Much of the value is there. But to label the negatives "next to worthless", if they are Adams negatives, is laughable. I'm sure there are methods for really getting at the truth of this -- but that may involve cooperation between the parties. It doesn't sound like there's been much so far. Kirby On Jul 28, 2010, at 5:36 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > Adams heirs skeptical about lost negatives claim > > http://tinyurl.com/2b4qmrm > > I love this part: > "It's an unfortunate fraud," said Bill Turnage, managing director of the > Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. "It's very distressing." > > Turnage said he's consulting lawyers about possibly suing Norsigian for using > a copyrighted name for commercial purposes. He described Norsigian as on an > "obsessive quest." "We've been dealing with him for a decade," he said. "I > can't tell you how many times he's called me." > > AND THIS: > Beverly Hills art appraiser David W. Streets said he conservatively estimated > the negatives' value at $200 million, based on current sales of Adams' prints > and the potential for selling never-seen-before prints. > > Turnage called that figure ridiculous because the value of Adams' work is in > his darkroom handcrafting of the prints, and said the negatives are next to > worthless. > > "Ansel interpreted the negative very heavily. He believed the negative was > like a musical score. No two composers will interpret it the same way," he > said. "Each print is a work of art." > > SOUNDS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE ON THE NEXT ANTIQUES ROADSHOW! > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
