Lot Essay
There is another print of this image, also mural-sized, in the collection - see lot 1014.
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'The great rocks of Yosemite, expressing qualities of timeless, yet intimate grandeur, are the most compelling formations of their kind. We should not casually pass them by for they are the very heart of the earth speaking to us.' (Ansel Adams, My Camera in Yosemite Valley)
ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)
Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945
Details
ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)
Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945
gelatin silver mural print, printed 1970-1975
'Ansel Adams' credit label affixed (on the frame backing)
29 5/8 x 22 5/8in. (73 x 57.5cm.); flush-mounted
Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945
gelatin silver mural print, printed 1970-1975
'Ansel Adams' credit label affixed (on the frame backing)
29 5/8 x 22 5/8in. (73 x 57.5cm.); flush-mounted
Literature
Stillman, ed., Yosemite: Ansel Adams, Little Brown and Company, p. 31; Ansel Adams: Yosemite and the Range of Light, New York Graphic Society, 1979, pl. 30