Ansel Adams
Long's Peak, Storm, Rocky Mountain NP, CO, 1942
Silver Gelatin
7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in
This silver gelatin contact print is untrimmed and unmounted. Archivally cornered onto 8-ply Museum Board backing that is hinged with an overmat. Numbered '1.14' by an unknown hand in pencil...
This silver gelatin contact print is untrimmed and unmounted. Archivally cornered onto 8-ply Museum Board backing that is hinged with an overmat. Numbered "1.14" by an unknown hand in pencil verso.
This collection of 25 proof prints by Ansel Adams offers a rare glimpse into the working process of America's most notable photographer. Without stamps or signatures, these prints were likely intended for reference or reproduction, and not for display as finished "fine art" prints. The soft, warm tones of the paper on which these prints were made, along with the image dates and apparent lack of fluorescence, suggest they were printed around the 1940s, although this assumption isn't certain. The group can be traced back to a Private Collection, Texas; followed by the G Ray Hawkins Gallery, from whom the present owner acquired them in 2012. Many of these images were rarely, if ever, printed or published, with several images previously unknown to the Gallery.
This collection of 25 proof prints by Ansel Adams offers a rare glimpse into the working process of America's most notable photographer. Without stamps or signatures, these prints were likely intended for reference or reproduction, and not for display as finished "fine art" prints. The soft, warm tones of the paper on which these prints were made, along with the image dates and apparent lack of fluorescence, suggest they were printed around the 1940s, although this assumption isn't certain. The group can be traced back to a Private Collection, Texas; followed by the G Ray Hawkins Gallery, from whom the present owner acquired them in 2012. Many of these images were rarely, if ever, printed or published, with several images previously unknown to the Gallery.