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)
Moon and clouds, Northern California, pl.4..., 1959

Ansel Adams

Moon and clouds, Northern California, pl.4..., 1959

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1926

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1926

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1938

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Sundown, Pacific Ocean, Northern California..., 1965

Ansel Adams

Sundown, Pacific Ocean, Northern California..., 1965

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Winter forest detail

Ansel Adams

Winter forest detail

Sale Date: September 30, 2012

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Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite National..., 1948

Sale Date: September 30, 2012

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Sentinel Rock, winter dusk, Yosemite..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Sentinel Rock, winter dusk, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: September 30, 2012

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A location in San Francisco (+ No Parking..., 1962

Ansel Adams

A location in San Francisco (+ No Parking..., 1962

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Fern Spring, Yosemite Valley (+ House,..., 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern Spring, Yosemite Valley (+ House,..., 1961

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Half Dome, Merced River, 1960–1965

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, 1960–1965

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Rocks and Lichen (+ 4 others; 5 works, , 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Rocks and Lichen (+ 4 others; 5 works, , 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Edward Weston Carmel Highlands, California..., 1945

Ansel Adams

Edward Weston Carmel Highlands, California..., 1945

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Silverton Colorado, 1951

Ansel Adams

Silverton Colorado, 1951

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras (18..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras (18..., 1927

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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The Black Sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, , 1939

Ansel Adams

The Black Sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, , 1939

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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