Donner Summit, Freight Train

Print Notes

Printed in two horizontal sections and mounted together to make the overall composition. Printed by Moulin Studios or General Graphics in San Francisco, they were so large that they were developed in mammoth trays, then mounted with wheat paste to Homasote board.

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Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
c. 1950 | Printed c. 1955
Bank Mural, sepia-toned gelatin silver print
Image Size: 81 5/8 x 107 inches
Frame Size: 83 x 111 inches
Location: Martha’s Vineyard ~ Unique ID 524

Provenance

Purchased through Sotheby's "A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs," Lot 85; Richard Lorenz, Oakland; Bonhams New York, 28 October 2008, Sale 16121, Lot 22, Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, as agent.