Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, California (Rainbow), c. 1947
Gelatin silver print, probably printed between 1973 and 1977; mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, the photographer's Carmel studio stamp (BMFA 11) on the reverse, framed.
19 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (49.5 x 37.8 cm.)
mount 28 x 21 7/8 in. (71.1 x 55.6 cm.)

Footnotes:
Provenance
The Ansel Adams Gallery, Carmel, 1979
Private Collection
Gifted from the above to the present owner circa 2013

This gelatin silver print, trimmed to the image and mounted to white board, is in generally very good to excellent condition. Upon close examination under raking light, the following are visible: a 1-1/4-inch linear impression at the lower right edge that does not appear to break the emulsion; scattered tiny impressions in the lower right that may break the emulsion; two small clusters of surface scratches, in the upper right and lower center which may break the emulsion; tiny glossy areas in the center of the image; and a pinpoint-sized impression in the upper left. There are two minute creases at the lower right corner of the print, just above the photographer's signature, that do not appear to break the emulsion.

On the reverse, 'C81-0688 / cm' and '2206' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. There is some minor soiling overall. Sold framed.