mounted on Hi-Art illustration board, signed in ink on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 7 and 8), titled in ink, on the reverse, 1951, probably printed between 1963 and 1970 (400 Photographs, p. 330; Classic Images, pl. 68; California, pp. 40-41;  Portfolios, p. 67)

This print is in generally very good to excellent condition. There are 4 tiny areas of original retouching that have lightened, in the upper left sky area and at the lower right of the print. When examined in raking light, there is a tiny indentation near the upper right corner that has not broken the emulsion. The mount exhibits age-darkening. 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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