ANSEL ADAMS | 'Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California'

mounted to Hi-Art illustration board, signed in ink on the mount, the photographer's Carmel studio stamp (BMFA 7 and 8), with title and date in ink, on the reverse, 1944, probably printed in the early 1960s

Nancy Newhall, Ansel Adams: The Eloquent Light, Photographs 1923-1963 (San Francisco, 1963), unpaginated Ansel Adams (Morgan & Morgan, 1972), pl. 77

Ansel Adams: Yosemite and the Range of Light (Boston, 1979), pl. 99

James Alinder and John Szarkowski, Ansel Adams: Classic Images (Boston, 1985), pl. 38

John Szarkowski, Ansel Adams at 100 (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2001), pl. 85

Ansel Adams, Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs (Boston, 2002), p. 162

Andrea G. Stillman, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs (Boston, 2007), p. 245

This photograph, mounted to Hi-Art illustration board, is in generally excellent condition. There is a short, linear deposit of retouching in the upper right quadrant. Under close examination, the lower edge of the print is very gently rippled. The mount is appropriately age-darkened; this is more noticeable at the perimeter of the photograph and the edge of the mount. There are a few bumps to the edges and corners of the mount and faint liquid stains along the lower edge of the mount. 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 mount typically date printing from 1963-1970. The consignor of this photograph purchased this print in the early 1960s.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.