ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1985)

Portfolio IV, What Majestic Word, In Memory of Russell Varian (1940-63)

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ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1985)
Portfolio IV, What Majestic Word, In Memory of Russell Varian (1940-63)
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1963. 15 gelatin silver prints. Each signed in ink on the mount; portfolio label and numbered in red ink on the reverse of the mount. Each contained in paper folder with printed Roman numerals and excerpts from the writings and poems by Russell Harrison Varian and John O. Varian. Each approximately 9 x 11in. (22.8 x 29.3cm.) or the reverse. Numbered in red ink on the colophon with list of plates and introduction by Dorothy Varian. Numbered 215 from the edition of 260 (Of which 250 were available for sale). Gray linen portfolio case with gilt lettering.

Sale room notice

This lot may NOT be tax exempt, contrary to earlier versions of the
Addenda notice. Please also note that Plate XV is unsigned.

Lot Essay

The images include: Teklanika River, Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska, 1947; Sequoia Roots, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1950; Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1948; Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963; Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, c.1960; Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, c.1948; Clearing Storm, Sonoma County Hills, 1962; Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California, 1963; Castle Rock, Summit Road Above Saratoga, California, 1963; Northern California Coast Redwoods, c.1960; Orchard, Early Spring, Near Stanford University, California, c.1940; Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, c.1958; Storm Surf, Timber Cove, California, c.1960; Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, 1941; and Sierra Nevada, Winter Evening, from the Owens Valley, California, 1962.