Evening Clouds and Pool, East Side of the Sierra Nevada from the Owens Valley, California

c. 1962, printed 1980

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

The image shows a black and white landscape with an aerial view capturing the sky, water surface, and mountains. The composition includes rugged mountains, dramatic clouds in the sky, and their reflections in the water below. The monochrome palette highlights the contrast between the sky, mountains, and water.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.5 x 38.7 cm (19 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.60

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia B. Adams, Carmel, CA; gift to NGA, 1986.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Yosemite 1979, 42.

1985

  • Alinder, James, and Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. Ansel Adams: Classic Images, The Museum Set. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Boston, 1985: 73.

Inscriptions

lower right on mount in graphite: Ansel Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64144921

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