Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984), Early Morning, Merced River

Lot Details & Additional Photographs

Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, ink signed to the mount at lower right, with the "Special Edition of Fine Prints, Photographs of Yosemite" stamp on mount verso including hand-written inscription "This is print 136 of S.E.Y. No. 9," matted, unframed.

Image size 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.; Mount size 11 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.; Mat size 14 1/2 x 17 in.

Often considered the greatest landscape photographer of all time, Ansel Adams revolutionizing the medium and promoted environmental conservation through his detailed black-and-white images of the American West. Adams spent much of the 1920s-40s photographing California's Yosemite National Park. He was initially drawn to the landscape because of its serenity, and he found it a place of healing after surviving Spanish influenza in 1919. Adams' black-and-white images continue to play a key role in promoting the national park and advocating for conservation efforts.

Overall very good, clean condition when viewed under raking light; very minor crease upper right corner; mount with few foxing marks and hinged to matting with adhesive.