Gravel Bars, American River, California

Print Notes

“Many of my large-format Yosemite negatives took on a new resonance in mural-sized proportions.” ~ Ansel Adams: An Autobiography, p. 187.

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Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
1950 | Printed c. 1955
Bank Mural, sepia-toned gelatin silver print
Image Size: 106 3/4 x 82 3/4 inches
Location: Maquette Art Storage ~ Unique ID 442

Provenance

Bonhams New York, 28 October 2008, Sale 16121, Lot 23, Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, as agent purchased through Sotheby's at A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks, Lot 33.

Literature

The Pageant of History, pl. 18; California, p. 44.

Exhibition History

Salem, Peabody Essex Museum, Ansel Adams: At the Water’s Edge, June – October 2012, The Royal Museums Greenwich, Photography From the Mountains to the Sea, November 2012 – April 2013, and traveling thereafter to: Sydney, Australian National Maritime Museum, July – December 2013.