Description:
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)
Set of Twenty-five Yosemite Special Edition Photographs, 1927-60, printed 2002-07 by Alan Ross. Each with identifying stamp, print date, and Ross's initials on the mount verso. Gelatin silver prints mounted to board, sizes to 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Good.
Provenance: A Connecticut estate.
N.B. Images include: Gates of the Valley, Winter; Half Dome, Merced River, Winter; Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, Winter; Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn; Lake Tenaya; Mt. Ansel Adams, Lyell Fork of the Merced River; Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain; Early Morning, Merced River Canyon; Cathedral Spires and Rocks; Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley; Cathedral Peak and Lake; Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome; El Capitan; Vernal Fall; Nevada Fall, Rainbow; Bridalveil Fall; El Capitan, Winter; Half Dome from Glacier Point; Unicorn Peak, Thunderclouds; Oak Tree, Snowstorm; El Capitan, Merced River, Clouds; Upper Yosemite Fall, Profile; Dogwood Blossoms; Moon and Half Dome; and Moonrise from Glacier Point.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
The prints are in pristine condition with many in unopened plastic sleeves. No additional issues to report.
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