Ansel Adams

mounted, signed on the mount, the 'Special Edition' stamp on the reverse, 1948, printed later, no. 181 in an unspecified edition

Acquired by the present owner from the photographer

Morgan & Morgan, pl. 72; 400 Photographs, p. 275; Portfolios, p. 13; Ansel Adams at 100, p. 53; Classic Images, p. 45

This photograph is in generally excellent condition. There is a very tiny, barely noticeable chip in the emulsion at the lower left corner. In raking light, a tiny indentation that does not break the emulsion is visible in the upper right corner.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

mounted, signed by the photographer in ink on the mount, the 'Special Edition of Fine Prints, Photographs of Yosemite' stamp, the series number '11,' and titled in an unidentified hand in ink on the reverse, matted, 1948, printed later, no. 181 in an unspecified edition