Towering over Colorado’s wild Elk Mountain range, the Maroon Bells are some of the Rocky Mountain States’ most striking alpine features. True to their name, the bell-shaped peaks glow a vivid purple in the pre-dawn or pre-dusk light, thanks to the unique mudstone that colors the mountains maroon.

Ansel Adams made this photo in 1951, while traveling to one of the first meetings of the Aspen Institute, a gathering of intellectuals and artists set amidst Colorado’s natural beauty.

This is a genuine vintage photogravure, printed in Switzerland in 1973. Mounted on acid-free board, matted to 11"x14" in black wooden frame.