ansel adams / LAKE TENAYA, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1946, printed 1960 s gelatin - silver print ,
7 3⁄ 8
x
9¼
inches
signed by the artist courtesy of etherton gallery , tucson
Ansel Adams, one of Aperture’s founders and a visionary figure in the history of photography, was a master technician of the fine art print, helping bring recognition to photography as an art form and creating a body of work that would become the primary record of many of the country’s national parks, including Yosemite, where this image was taken. A close friend of both Minor White and Nancy Newhall (two other Aperture founders), Adams contributed both artistic and pragmatic leadership to the magazine’s early days—he frequently wrote for the publication, contributed photographs for reproduction, and even helped secure sponsorship from Polaroid, which was for many years one of the few advertisers featured in Aperture’s pages. estimated retail value :
LOT 01
[$5,000]