Beschreibung:

Property of a New York CollectorAnsel Adams1902 - 1984Still Life (plate 6 from Portfolio VI)
signed Ansel Adams editioned 72/110 and numbered VI-6 (on the mount)gelatin silver print19½ by 14⅞ in.49.5 by 37.8 cm.Executed circa 1932, printed in 1974; this work is number 72 from an edition of 110, published by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York.Condition reportPlease note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This print is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination under raking light, scattered deposits of original retouching are visible.
'MW' and '963 [circled]' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse of the mount. There is a stray graphite marking in the lower left corner.
Framed dimensions: 34⅛ by 25⅝ in. (86.7 by 65.1 cm.)
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceSotheby's New York, 25 April 2007, Sale 8387, Lot 54Acquired from the above by the present ownerLiteratureAnsel Adams, Making a Photograph: An Introduction to Photography (How to Do It Series No. 8) (London and New York, 4th edition, 1948), p. 65Ansel Adams, Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs (Boston, 1983), p. 112Mary Street Alinder and Andrea Gray Stillman, Ansel Adams Letters and Images 1916-1984 (Boston, 1988), p. 319John Szarkowski, The Portfolios of Ansel Adams (Boston, 1977), p. 102
ExhibitedCarmel, Center for Photographic Art, Ansel Adams From the Private Collection of Margaret Weston, July - September 1995San Francisco, The Friends of Photography, Ansel Adams From the Private Collection of Maggi Weston, May - September 1996