Ansel Adams

mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 7 and 8), with title in ink, on the reverse, framed, 1932, probably printed between 1963 and 1970 (400 Photographs, p. 75)

This photograph is in generally excellent condition. Along the upper edge of the print there is a tiny chip to the top layer of emulsion. The reverse of the mount is hinged with 2 pieces of rice-paper tape to a modern mat. 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 stamps 7 and 8 on the reverse of this print: 1963 to 1970.
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