Ansel Adams

from a Polaroid Type 55 negative, mounted on Hi-Art illustration board, signed in ink on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 7 and 8), with title in ink, on the reverse, 1962, probably printed between 1963 and 1970 (Yosemite and the Range of Light, pl. 42)

This photograph is in generally good condition. Upon close examination, original retouching is visible throughout the sky and water areas. The lower left corner and middle right edge of the print are lightly bumped. The right edge is slightly rubbed and chipped. When viewed in raking light, a faint general unevenness in the mounting can be seen. The mount exhibits age-darkening. On its left edge, there is what appears to be some water staining, which affects the reverse of the mount but not the print. The window mat is attached to the mount with linen tape. 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.
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