mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, a Carmel studio stamp (BFMA 11), with title and date in ink, on the reverse, 1932, printed in the 1970s (400 Photographs, p. 93)

Witkin Gallery, New York, 1974

This photograph is in generally excellent condition. The overall tone of the print is characteristic of Adams's printing style in the 1970s, when he typically toned his prints with selenium. There is a 1/8-inch shiny, transparent linear area in the lower right quadrant that is visible in raking light. There is minor sunning on the mount around the periphery of the image. 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 11 on the reverse of this print is 1973 through 1977. This photograph, however, was acquired from Witkin Gallery in 1974.
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