Nasturtiums

1951

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

A large flower with curved petals sits among a cluster of circular leaves. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the leaf veins and petal textures. The flower is near the top center, surrounded by overlapping leaves that fill the frame.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Nancy Jane and Alan Shestack

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.6 × 26.9 cm (13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
    mount: 46.5 × 35.5 cm (18 5/16 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.155.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Witkin Gallery, New York); Alan Shestack, New Haven, CT, 7 February 1973; Estate of Alan Shestack, New Haven, CT; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Masterpieces of Photography from Wesleyan and Private Collections, April 30th-June 15, 1982

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Ansel Adams; on verso, upper center stamped in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH / BY / ANSEL ADAMS / ROUTE 1, BOX 181 / CARMEL, CALIFORNIA / 93921 / TITLE [by artist in graphite: NASTURTIUMS] / CREDIT / DATE FILM

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