Image 16x20" frame 23x27"1978 photo from Jackson Hole, WY, valued by gallery at $1195. Limited Edition Collection of 1000 prints has sold out.
Purchased from Mangelsen himself, who described the location (behind cabins at Jackson Lake Lodge) where we saw this very owl in a tree.
Hi James,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
The gallery value is a retail price; the value Mearto provides is a fair-market value for auction and those prices are usually at least 1/2-1/3 of a retail value. A check of recent auction records for the artist show his nature photos are only bringing a few hundred dollars at auction, at most.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
Thomas Mangelsen (American, b 1946)
Great Gray Owl, 1978
limited edition photo, numbered 779 from an edition of 1,000
Sheet 16 by 20 inches, framed 23 by 27 inches
signed and dated lower right
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: acquired from a gallery / dealer
$300-500*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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