Image of the Day, March 29, 2012

“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied-it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” — Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams (1902-1984), White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, Photograph, c. 1950, 40 x 28 in.  Credit: Sotheby’s  Estimated price at Sotheby’s Auction: $100,000 - $150,000.

"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." - Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams (1902-1984), The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Photograph, c.1975, 15 x 19 in. Credit: Sotheby’s

Estimated price at Sotheby’s Auction: $40,000 - $60,000.