Lot 279
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ANSEL ADAMS

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ANSEL ADAMS

Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley (1927-56)

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1960. 13 gelatin silver prints (lacking 3 plates from the complete portfolio of 16). Each signed and numbered sequentially in ink on the mount; portfolio stamp and numbered in red ink on the reverse of the mount. Each approximately 11¼ x 8¼in. (28.6 x 20.9cm.) or the reverse. Numbered in ink on the colophon with list of plates and introduction by Ansel Adams. Numbered 158 from the edition of 208 (200 available for sale). Green cloth folding case with gilt lettering and ties.

Lot Essay

The images include: Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, 1927; Merced River, Cliffs of Cathedral Rocks, Autumn, 1939; Lower Yosemite Fall, c.1946; Trees and Snow, 1933; Branches in Snow, c.1932; El Capitan, Sunrise, 1956; Water and Foam, c.1955; Winter Storm, 1944; Grass and Pool, c.1935; Nevada Fall, Rainbow, c.1947; Rushing Water, Merced River, c.1955; Bridalveil Fall, c.1952; Trees and Cliffs, 1954; and Half Dome, Thunder Cloud, c.1956 (lacking pls. 7, 9 and 10).