ANSEL ADAMS | Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California

mounted, signed in ink on the mount, the photographer's Carmel studio stamp (BMFA 4) on the reverse, framed, 1932, probably printed in the early 1950s (400 Photographs, p. 93)

This photograph is in generally excellent condition. When examined in very high raking light, superficial hairline scratches are visible throughout. Upon close inspection, there are 3 very small fibers caught in the emulsion. There is a tiny loss of emulsion along the lower left edge and soft wear at the left lower corner. The mount is faintly age-darkened. 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 4 on the reverse of the print's mount is 1950 to 1962. When examined under ultraviolet light, this photograph may fluoresce faintly.
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