ANSEL ADAMS | SELECTED PARMELIAN PRINTS

ANSEL ADAMS
1902-1984
SELECTED PARMELIAN PRINTS

2 gelatin silver prints, comprising 'The Abode of Snow' and 'Milestone Mountain,' each signed 'A. E. Adams' in pencil and with title in letterpress or pencil in the margin, the first 1923, printed in 1927, the second circa 1928; accompanied by an original mount with an 'Ansel Easton Adams Parmelian Print' label, numbered '1308' in pencil (3)
'The Abode of Snow': 6 by 7¾ in. (15.2 by 19.7 cm.)
'Milestone Mountain': 7⅞ by 5⅞ in. (20 by 14.9 cm.)

Condition Report:
These photographs, on single-weight paper with a faint sheen, exhibit a rich tonality with inky blacks and bright, creamy highlights. Individual condition notes are as follows:

'The Abode of Snow':
This photograph is in generally very good condition. The sheet is rippled overall and and the margins are very faintly soiled. There is a thin band of silvering along the lower, left, and right edges in the darkest areas of the print. The reverse is annotated in pencil in an unidentified hand '64102.'

'Milestone Mountain':
This photograph is in generally excellent condition. The margins are faintly sunned at the image periphery. There is insignificant margin and corner wear. There are two adhesive remnants at the lower margin corners. This photograph is accompanied by an original mount, which is age-darkened, soiled, and worn at the edges. There are scattered adhesive remnants and two modern plastic photo corners.