Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Ansel Adams Artworks

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Moon and Half Done, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Done, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Redwoods, Avenue of the Giants, 1938

Ansel Adams

Redwoods, Avenue of the Giants, 1938

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Taos Pueblo, 1930

Ansel Adams

Taos Pueblo, 1930

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1938

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Trees and Cliffs of Eagle Peak, Winter,..., 1935

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Trees and Cliffs of Eagle Peak, Winter,..., 1935

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In..., 1963

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Street Scene, Manzanar Relocation Center,..., 1943

Ansel Adams

Street Scene, Manzanar Relocation Center,..., 1943

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1939

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1939

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, Winter, 1940

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, Winter, 1940

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Valley View of Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

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Valley View of Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

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Half Dome from Glacier Point, Winter,..., 1947

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Half Dome from Glacier Point, Winter,..., 1947

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Snow Covered Tree, 1945

Ansel Adams

Snow Covered Tree, 1945

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico (from Portfolio..., 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico (from Portfolio..., 1958

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Half Dome, Reflections, Merced River,..., 1945

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Reflections, Merced River,..., 1945

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Winter, Yosemite Valley (Oak Tree, Snowstorm), 1948

Ansel Adams

Winter, Yosemite Valley (Oak Tree, Snowstorm), 1948

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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