St. Francis Church, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico

Print Notes

A somewhat transitional photograph for Adams, St. Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, is a rare soft-focus image of the angular white-washed church bathed in soft light and shadow. While illustrating his obvious concern with form and the effects thereon of natural light, this image makes clear that even as late as 1929, Adams was working with a soft focus, and with textured paper.

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Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
1929 | Printed 1981
Gelatin silver print signed in pencil on front of mount.
Image Size: 14 1/4 x 19 inches
Frame Size: 26 3/8 x 30 5/8 inches
Location: Miami ~ Unique ID 234

Provenance

Acquired through Doyle Auction House, 2017.

Literature

Making a Photographer The Early Works of Ansel Adams, p. 117.