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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A signed Hills Brothers coffee can, with a..., 1969

Ansel Adams

A signed Hills Brothers coffee can, with a..., 1969

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1970, 1970

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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Yosemite Valley

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Yosemite Valley

Sale Date: September 21, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, 1938

Sale Date: September 15, 2023

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Moonrise From Glacier Point

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Moonrise From Glacier Point

Sale Date: September 15, 2023

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: September 15, 2023

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945

Sale Date: September 15, 2023

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Maynard Dixon, Tucson, Arizona, 1945, 1945

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Maynard Dixon, Tucson, Arizona, 1945, 1945

Sale Date: September 12, 2023

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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El Capitan, Merced River, Clouds, Yosemite..., 1952

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El Capitan, Merced River, Clouds, Yosemite..., 1952

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1938

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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Mount Moran, 1948

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Mount Moran, 1948

Sale Date: September 10, 2023

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Bulto And Retablo, Las Trampas Church, New..., 1958

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Bulto And Retablo, Las Trampas Church, New..., 1958

Sale Date: August 29, 2023

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Gottardo Piazzoni In His Studio, San..., 1932

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Gottardo Piazzoni In His Studio, San..., 1932

Sale Date: August 29, 2023

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley,..., 1961

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley,..., 1961

Sale Date: August 29, 2023

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Rain Sonoma County Hills

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Rain Sonoma County Hills

Sale Date: August 18, 2023

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Coast Near Timber Cove

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Coast Near Timber Cove

Sale Date: August 18, 2023

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California Coastline

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California Coastline

Sale Date: August 11, 2023

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Bridalveil Fall

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Bridalveil Fall" from "Photographs of Yosemite

Sale Date: August 11, 2023

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El Capitan

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El Capitan" from "Photographs of Yosemite

Sale Date: August 11, 2023

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, 1925

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, 1925

Sale Date: August 2, 2023

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Sentinel Rock, Winter Dusk, Yosemite..., 1944

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Sentinel Rock, Winter Dusk, Yosemite..., 1944

Sale Date: August 2, 2023

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