The Black Sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, California

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Ansel Adams

Title

The Black Sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, California

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1939

Medium

Gelatin silver print, plate 7 from the portfolio "Portfolio V" (1970)

Edition

68 of 110

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, on mount, lower left, below image, in graphite: "V-7 68/110"; signed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "Ansel Adams"; blind stamped recto, lower left: "[circulare fomation] STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE"; stamped and inscribed verso, center, in black ink: "ANSEL ADAMS / PORTFOLIO V / PARASOL PRESS, LTD. NEW YORK / NO. [stamped] 7 [inscribed] TITLE [stamped] THE BLACK SUN / TUNGSTEN HILLS, OWENS VALLEY, / CALIFORNIA 1939 [inscribed] / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS AND OTHER / PHOTOGRAPHS IN PORTFOLIO V MAY NOT / BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM INCLUDING / MICROFILM, MICROFICHE, TV TAPE, ETC. [stamped]"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 34.6 × 46.7 cm (13 5/8 × 18 7/16 in.); Mount: H.: 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund

Reference Number

1971.584

Copyright

© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

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