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Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984). "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" gelatin silver print, 1941. "Moon, Hernandez, New Mexico" was shot by Ansel Adams in the late afternoon on November 1, 1941 in the unincorporated community of Hernandez, New Mexico from a shoulder of highway US 84 / US 285. Interestingly, Adams had no idea that it would become his most popular image! This iconic work captures Adams' poetic artistry. The moon rises over a stark valley, and mountain peaks pierce the magical sky above, their verticality echoed by the countless white crosses in the church yard. According to the Ansel Adams Gallery, "To this day, it remains an enduring distillation of the American West—its desolate landscapes, its serrated peaks, its pioneering inhabitants." Size of photograph: 13" W x 9.75" H (33 cm x 24.8 cm); of frame: 24.5" W x 20.5" H (62.2 cm x 52.1 cm)

"Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" has been collected by elite collectors and museums such as the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City (object number 467.1964). According to the MOMA curatorial statement, "Ansel Adams was deeply interested in the visual nuances made possible by photographic technology and in registering the ways that the various stages of the photographic process could be controlled by the photographer, from the exposure of the negative to its development in the darkroom. This print is one of the first of many that he made from a single negative. Attempting to convey the intensity of his experience watching the moon rise over this austere landscape, Adams progressively increased the contrast in the prints, heightening the moon’s whiteness and deepening the sky's darkness."

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection

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  • Condition: Set behind glass in custom matte and frame. Right edge is bending up slightly and has 2 miniscule nicks, but otherwise photograph and frame are in excellent overall condition. Suspension wire on verso for display.

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