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 (6,417 results)
Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1959

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1959

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park, 1935

Ansel Adams

Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park, 1935

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Interior of Tumacacori Mission, Plate 7 from , 1952

Ansel Adams

Interior of Tumacacori Mission, Plate 7 from , 1952

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Mary Auston, 1928

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Mary Auston, 1928

Sale Date: February 24, 2013

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Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, 1960

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Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, 1960

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Corral and Barn, Litchfield, CA, 1960

Ansel Adams

Corral and Barn, Litchfield, CA, 1960

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, 1948

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, 1948

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite, 1940

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite, 1940

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, 1942

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The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, 1942

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

Ansel Adams

Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Yosemite and the Range of Light, 1944

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Yosemite and the Range of Light, 1944

Sale Date: February 10, 2013

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The black sun, tungsten hills, owens valley, , 1939

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The black sun, tungsten hills, owens valley, , 1939

Sale Date: January 16, 2013

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Rocks and Swirling Water

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Rocks and Swirling Water

Sale Date: February 1, 2013

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Moon over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

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Moon over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: February 1, 2013

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Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942

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Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942

Sale Date: January 21, 2013

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El capitan, winter, yosemite national park, 1950

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El capitan, winter, yosemite national park, 1950

Sale Date: December 17, 2012

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Young oaks, winter, yosemite national park, 1935

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Young oaks, winter, yosemite national park, 1935

Sale Date: December 17, 2012

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Mirror Lake, 1957

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Mirror Lake, 1957

Sale Date: December 20, 2012

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Old Gate near Fort Ross, 1964

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Old Gate near Fort Ross, 1964

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

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Pine Forest Mist, Timber Cove;..., 1950–1969

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Pine Forest Mist, Timber Cove;..., 1950–1969

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park;..., 1950

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park;..., 1950

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

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Lake Tenaya, 1946

Ansel Adams

Lake Tenaya, 1946

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: December 16, 2012

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