ANSEL ADAMS Dogwood Blossoms 1938 Iconic
ANSEL ADAMS. Dogwood Blossoms, 1938. 8.6x6.1" gelatin silver print, mounted on 17.9x13.9" board. Printed c. 1959. Signed in pencil on mount recto. Inscribed in black ink on mount verso: R; inscribed in pencil: 286-A.
Dogwood Blossoms is one of Adams most recognized outdoor floral still life photographs. The bright whites contrasting with the darkness of the underlying land and foliage it created a magical moment. Ansel liked this image enough that he included prints in his most famous portfolio on Yosemite in 1960, Portfolio III.
"Earth has no Sorrows that earth cannot heal" John Muir
Ansel Adams, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, 1948
In 1938, on an excursion through Yosemite Valley with Edward Weston, a fellow nature photographer and one of Ansel's lifelong friends and creative partners, the pair found themselves face to face with the brilliant dogwood bloom. Perhaps it was Weston, a noted still-life photographer, who inspired Ansel to approach the scene as a still-life. Or perhaps it was the beautiful contrast between the bright starlight of the blossoms and the still-bare forest behind it. In any case, Ansel quickly arranged a nearby dogwood branch on top of a rock covered with pine needles and moss, set up his camera, and made this image. "Dogwood Blossoms" perfectly captures the promise of new life that is spring.
In 1959, Ansel selected this image as one of sixteen included in his collection "Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley." Published by the Sierra Club, Portfolio III celebrates the year-round splendor of Yosemite. As Ansel put it in his introduction: "Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and done, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first, the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature."
Credit: https://www.anseladams.com/dogwood-blossoms-2/
Condition Report: Very Good. Minor wear. Mount somewhat yellowed, lower left corner creased.
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ANSEL ADAMS. Dogwood Blossoms, 1938. 8.6x6.1" gelatin silver print, mounted on 17.9x13.9" board. Printed c. 1959. Signed in pencil on mount recto. Inscribed in black ink on mount verso: R; inscribed in pencil: 286-A.
Dogwood Blossoms is one of Adams most recognized outdoor floral still life photographs. The bright whites contrasting with the darkness of the underlying land and foliage it created a magical moment. Ansel liked this image enough that he included prints in his most famous portfolio on Yosemite in 1960, Portfolio III.
"Earth has no Sorrows that earth cannot heal" John Muir
Ansel Adams, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, 1948
In 1938, on an excursion through Yosemite Valley with Edward Weston, a fellow nature photographer and one of Ansel's lifelong friends and creative partners, the pair found themselves face to face with the brilliant dogwood bloom. Perhaps it was Weston, a noted still-life photographer, who inspired Ansel to approach the scene as a still-life. Or perhaps it was the beautiful contrast between the bright starlight of the blossoms and the still-bare forest behind it. In any case, Ansel quickly arranged a nearby dogwood branch on top of a rock covered with pine needles and moss, set up his camera, and made this image. "Dogwood Blossoms" perfectly captures the promise of new life that is spring.
In 1959, Ansel selected this image as one of sixteen included in his collection "Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley." Published by the Sierra Club, Portfolio III celebrates the year-round splendor of Yosemite. As Ansel put it in his introduction: "Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and done, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first, the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature."
Credit: https://www.anseladams.com/dogwood-blossoms-2/
Condition Report: Very Good. Minor wear. Mount somewhat yellowed, lower left corner creased.
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