A landscape photograph by legendary photographer Ansel Adams has sold for $722,000 (around £489,000) at auction house Sotheby’s. The Polaroid image of Yosemite National Park was expected to raise almost a third less at $500,00, and is one of around 1000 images being sold at Sotheby’s, with work by the likes of Chuck Close and Andy Warhol available.

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