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)
Clearing Storm, Mt. Williamson, Sierra..., 1945

Ansel Adams

Clearing Storm, Mt. Williamson, Sierra..., 1945

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Yosemite Falls and meadow, 1953

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Falls and meadow, 1953

Sale Date: September 22, 2012

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Grave Railing, Las Trampas Church, N.M, 1958

Ansel Adams

Grave Railing, Las Trampas Church, N.M, 1958

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Nasturtiums, Big Sur, California, 1951

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Nasturtiums, Big Sur, California, 1951

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Thunderstorm, Near Cimarron, New Mexico, 1960

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Thunderstorm, Near Cimarron, New Mexico, 1960

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Dogwood, Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Dogwood, Yosemite Valley, 1938

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Rose and Driftwood, 1932

Ansel Adams

Rose and Driftwood, 1932

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Yosemite Valley, California: Photographs by..., 1930

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Yosemite Valley, California: Photographs by..., 1930

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, 1927

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, 1927

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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

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

Sale Date: October 5, 2012

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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 5, 2012

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (Poster), 1944

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (Poster), 1944

Sale Date: September 16, 2012

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Untitled (Commission for Wells Fargo), 1960

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Untitled (Commission for Wells Fargo), 1960

Sale Date: September 19, 2012

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Forest Detail, Winter, Yosemite National..., 1949

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Forest Detail, Winter, Yosemite National..., 1949

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Dead Tree, Sunset Crater National Monument,..., 1947

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Dead Tree, Sunset Crater National Monument,..., 1947

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Oak Tree - Snowstorm, Yosemite National..., 1948

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Oak Tree - Snowstorm, Yosemite National..., 1948

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National , 1948

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Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National , 1948

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942

Sale Date: September 7, 2012

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Mirror Lake, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake, 1960–1969

Sale Date: July 14, 2012

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (Poster), 1944

Ansel Adams

Yosemite and the Range of Light (Poster), 1944

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Northern califolnia coast redwoods..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Northern califolnia coast redwoods..., 1960

Sale Date: June 30, 2012

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