Ansel Adams

mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, a Carmel studio stamp (BMFA 11) and title and annotation in ink on the reverse, 1944, probably printed between 1973 and 1977 (400 Photographs, p. 245; Morgan & Morgan, pl. 77; Examples, p. 162; Ansel Adams at 100, pl. 85; Classic Images, pl. 38; Yosemite and the Range of Light, pl. 99; Eloquent Light, unpaginated; An Autobiography, p. 262)

This print is in generally excellent condition. On the front of the mount in the upper portion near the edge, there are 2 small, faint areas of soiling, likely where an adhesive was once applied. There is light age-darkening and soiling on the reverse of the mount. The ink annotation on the reverse reads 'Not for Sale.' 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 stamp 11 on the reverse of the print's mount is 1973 to 1977.
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