Ansel Adams

mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BFMA 7 and 8), title and date in ink, and Ansel Adams Gallery and collection stamps on the reverse, overmatted, 1927, probably printed between 1963 and 1970 (400 Photographs, p. 93; Yosemite and the Range of Light, pl. 27)

This selenium-toned print is in generally excellent condition. The overmat is affixed with strips of glue. A portion of the upper right edge of the print is starting to lift slightly from the mount. In raking light, some tiny deposits of original retouching are visible. Karen Haas's and Rebecca Senf's book, 'Ansel Adams in the Lane Collection,' publishes the most comprehensive list to date of the studio stamps and labels Adams used throughout his career. The authors' assessment of the use dates of stamps 7 and 8 on the reverse of the print's mount is 1963 to 1970. The collection stamp on the reverse of the mount reads 'Dr. and Mrs. Michael Adams.'
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