Lot 47
47
ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1985)

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ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1985)

Portfolio I (1938-48)

San Francisco: privately published, 1948. 12 gelatin silver prints. Each signed and numbered in pencil on the mount; portfolio stamp on the reverse of the mount. Each approximately 7½ x 9½in. or the reverse. Numbered 45 in red pencil on the title page from the limited edition of 75 (10 reserved for E. Weyhe, N.Y.). White linen portfolio case with black lettering and ties.

Lot Essay

The images include: Mount McKinley, Alaska, 1948; Saguaro Cactus, Sunrise, Arizona, 1946; Rapids Below Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1948; Mormon Temple, Manti, Utah, 1948; Vine and Rock, Island of Hawaii, T.H., 1948; Refugio Beach, California, 1946; The White Church, Hornitos, California, 1946; Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, T.H., 1948; Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1948; Trailside, Near Juneau, Alaska, 1948; Alfred Stieglitz, An American Place, New York, 1938; and Clouds Above Golden Canyon, Death Valley, California, 1946.