Lot 114
  • 114

Ansel Adams

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Ansel Adams
  • 'Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee'
  • Signed in pencil on the mount   
  • Gelatin silver print
  • 19 x 13 1/2 inches
mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, a Carmel studio stamp, with title and date in ink, 1948, printed in 1978 (400 Photographs, p. 240; Morgan & Morgan, pl. 53)

Condition

This print is in generally excellent condition. The mount is slightly soiled at the lower right corner. 'P.8.14' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse. 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 reproduced. The stamp, similar to BMFA 11, but with the zip code '93923,' is dated with the negative date in an unidentified hand in ink and the printing date: 'Dec 1978.'
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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