Donner Summit, Freight Train

Print Notes

As is typical of these majestic works, the image was printed in 2 horizontal sections and mounted together to make the overall composition. Upon close inspection, a seam can be seen running the width of the print and along this seam are several small perforations where the two sections have been joined. These areas are expertly obscured with deposits of retouching. 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
Location: Maquette Storage ~ 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.