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)
Teklanika river Mount McKinley National..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Teklanika river Mount McKinley National..., 1960

Sale Date: June 30, 2012

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Yosemite Falls and the Merced River, 1941

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Falls and the Merced River, 1941

Sale Date: June 7, 2012

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Rapid, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1955

Ansel Adams

Rapid, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1955

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1938

Sale Date: May 30, 2012

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Portrait, Alfred Stieglitz, 1935

Ansel Adams

Portrait, Alfred Stieglitz, 1935

Sale Date: May 30, 2012

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

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

Sale Date: May 18, 2012

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Rapids, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1955

Ansel Adams

Rapids, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1955

Sale Date: May 13, 2012

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Mount Williamson, from Manzanar, Sierra..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, from Manzanar, Sierra..., 1944

Sale Date: May 12, 2012

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

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

Sale Date: May 12, 2012

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: May 12, 2012

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Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Ansel Adams

Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Tenaya Creek, Spring Rain, 1948

Ansel Adams

Tenaya Creek, Spring Rain, 1948

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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At Laguna Niguel, Clouds Before Sun,..., 1928

Ansel Adams

At Laguna Niguel, Clouds Before Sun,..., 1928

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, 1939

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Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, 1939

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Selected Images (3 works from Portfolio , 1936–1944

Ansel Adams

Selected Images (3 works from Portfolio , 1936–1944

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Barn, Fence, Tomales Bay, 1964

Ansel Adams

Barn, Fence, Tomales Bay, 1964

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills,..., 1962

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills,..., 1962

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, 1950

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, 1950

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Portfolio II: The National Parks and..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Portfolio II: The National Parks and..., 1950

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California, 1948

Ansel Adams

Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California, 1948

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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At Timber Cove, North Coast, California, 1960

Ansel Adams

At Timber Cove, North Coast, California, 1960

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Rolling Hills, Campus of the University of..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Rolling Hills, Campus of the University of..., 1960

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Old Faithful Geyser, Late Evening,..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Old Faithful Geyser, Late Evening,..., 1942

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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