Ansel Adams

mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, a Carmel studio stamp (BMFA 11), title and date in ink, on the reverse, circa 1948, probably printed between 1973 and 1977 (400 Photographs, pp. 184 and 424)

This print is in generally excellent condition. The tip of the upper left print corner is lifting slightly, and there are tiny nicks at the left edge that are visible only under the closest examination. In raking light, several very small, scattered deposits of original retouching are visible on the surface. The window mat is attached with 5 pieces of white cloth tape on the reverse of the mount. 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. Our dating of this print is based upon the authors' assessment of the use dates of stamp 11 on the reverse of the mount: 1973 through 1977.
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