Vineyard, Soledad, California

Print Notes

The prints that Adams produced for Paul Masson Vineyards were limited. Three examples were printed of each image: one for a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution (1963-66); one for Otto Meyer, the President of Paul Masson; and one for the Seagram's Collection.

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Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
c. 1959
Mural, gelatin silver print, signed with a stylus on the image, an Andrew Smith
Image Size: 27 7/8 x 39 7/8 inches
Frame Size: 43 1/2 x 55 inches
Location: Miami ~ Unique ID 454

Condition Report

This print, on paper with a semi-glossy surface and an eggshell texture, is in generally good to very good condition. The following are visible: faint foxmarks, deposits of original retouching that have faded or discolored, some rust-colored deposits in the upper left quadrant; scuffing and wear with tiny losses in the emulsion where the print has been in contact with a window mat; and a scratch at the center left edge that has been retouched. The reverse is unevenly discolored. There is a 'The Atelier, San Francisco' oval sticker on the reverse.

Provenance

Otto Meyer, President of Paul Masson Vineyards by descent to Thomas Meyer to Grapestake Gallery, San Francisco, 2003, 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 117).

Exhibition History

Santa Fe, The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities, May – September 2008, and traveling thereafter to The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D. C.