Aspens, Northern New Mexico

Print Notes

He immediately leapt from the driver’s seat, leaving his wife, Virginia, in the car. Flanked by Gerry Sharpe and Don Worth, his photographic assistants, he recalls: “within a few minutes, we three photographers were busy with our particular visions.” If Virginia resented the unplanned delay, Ansel’s account certainly doesn’t say so—but it’s likely the beauty and the serenity of the scene made it a pleasant stop for any traveler. As Ansel recalls:

“We were in the shadow of the mountains [north of Santa Fe], the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow. The forest floor was covered with a tangle of russet shrubs. It was very quiet.”

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Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
1958 | Printed 1970s
Gelatin silver print signed by Adams in pencil on the mount; his studio stamp on the reverse; stamp titled and date in unidentified hand in ink.
Image Size: 23 1/4 x 30 inches
Location: Rye ~ Unique ID 20000

Provenance

Acquired through Sotheby's New York, April 17, 2002, Sale 7777, Lot 12

Literature

Ansel Adams: Classic Images, pl. 63; Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs, p.61; Ansel Adams at 100, pl. 105; Making a Photographer The Early Works of Ansel Adams, p. 207.