Lot Essay
There is another, mural-sized print of this image in the collection - lot 1117.
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'I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature.' (Ansel Adams, foreword to Portfolio Three)
ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)
Clouds, Yosemite Valley, 1945
Details
ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)
Clouds, Yosemite Valley, 1945
gelatin silver mural print, printed 1970-1975
title in ink and 'Carmel' credit stamp (on the reverse of the flush- mount); 'Ansel Adams' credit label affixed (on the frame backing)
29½ x 23½in. (75 x 60cm.)
Clouds, Yosemite Valley, 1945
gelatin silver mural print, printed 1970-1975
title in ink and 'Carmel' credit stamp (on the reverse of the flush- mount); 'Ansel Adams' credit label affixed (on the frame backing)
29½ x 23½in. (75 x 60cm.)
Literature
Ansel Adams: Yosemite and the Range of Light, New York Graphic Society, 1979, pl. 30