Live Auction 16381An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks
ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
Lot 31

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 1941

Closed5 October 2018

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ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)
White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 1941
gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed 1973–1977
signed in pencil (mount, recto); stamped photographer's Carmel credit [BMFA 11] with title and date '1942' in ink (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 13 3/4 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.3 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.6 x 35.6 cm.)

Christie's, New York, April 4, 2000, lot 224;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeast Arizona is an extraordinary experience, made more intense by the presence of its Navajo residents, who demonstrate that man can live with nature and sometimes enhance it. The Canyon de Chelly is geologically impressive. Its stone is largely solidified sand dunes, which accounts for the beautiful, flowing patterns revealed on the eroded cliffs.
—Ansel Adams