Ansel Adams

mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, a Carmel studio stamp, with title and date in ink, on the reverse, 1932, printed circa 1974 (400 Photographs, p. 72)

This print is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination in raking light, a tiny matte deposit, possibly original retouching, and a thin scratch not appearing to break the emulsion are visible in the center portion of the image. Although 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 Carmel studio stamp on the reverse of the present mount is not included. The stamp, similar to BMFA 11, but with the zip code '93923,' is dated with both the negative and printing dates (in this case, circa 1974) in an unidentified hand in ink. While '400 Photographs' dates this image from 1933, this print is dated '1932' on the reverse.
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