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)
Manley Beacon, Death Valley National Park,..., 1952

Ansel Adams

Manley Beacon, Death Valley National Park,..., 1952

Sale Date: May 8, 2012

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Ferns, Yosemite Valley, 1945

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Ferns, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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El Capitan Winter, 1950

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El Capitan Winter, 1950

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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El Capitan, 1952

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El Capitan, 1952

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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Yosemite Falls, 1950

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Yosemite Falls, 1950

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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Lake Tenaya, 1946

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Lake Tenaya, 1946

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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Jeffrey Pine, 1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey Pine, 1940

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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Hull, Gloucester, Mass. (+ House,..., 1962

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Hull, Gloucester, Mass. (+ House,..., 1962

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, 1960–1969

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Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Stone sphere, Mariposa Cemetery, 1962

Ansel Adams

Stone sphere, Mariposa Cemetery, 1962

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Rusted metal, leaves & red rock (triptych)(+ , 1972

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Rusted metal, leaves & red rock (triptych)(+ , 1972

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Trees (studies)(4 works), 1972–1974

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Trees (studies)(4 works), 1972–1974

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Storm surf, Timber Cove, California (from..., 1960

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Storm surf, Timber Cove, California (from..., 1960

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Orchard, early spring, near Stanford..., 1940

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Orchard, early spring, near Stanford..., 1940

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Cold light, 1961

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Cold light, 1961

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Portfolio no. 4: What majestic word, in..., 1963

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Portfolio no. 4: What majestic word, in..., 1963

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Scintillation Merced River, Wawona, Cal, 1950–1959

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Scintillation Merced River, Wawona, Cal, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Lichens and rock, 1962

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Lichens and rock, 1962

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Forest, Yosemite Valley, 1964

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Forest, Yosemite Valley, 1964

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Snow banks, Nevada, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Snow banks, Nevada, 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Sale Date: March 7, 2012

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: March 7, 2012

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