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 Artworks

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
El Capitan, valley view to Half Dome, Yosemite, 1979

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El Capitan, valley view to Half Dome, Yosemite, 1979

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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New York City horse and cart under El, 1933

Ansel Adams

New York City horse and cart under El, 1933

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White House ruin, Canyon De Chelly National..., 1942

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White House ruin, Canyon De Chelly National..., 1942

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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

Ansel Adams

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

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Monolith, face of Half Dome, 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, face of Half Dome, 1927

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Mill Valley view (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1921–1925

Ansel Adams

Mill Valley view (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1921–1925

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Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Golden..., 1962

Ansel Adams

Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Golden..., 1962

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Trees, Illiloutte Ridge, Yosemite National..., 1945

Ansel Adams

Trees, Illiloutte Ridge, Yosemite National..., 1945

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, pl. 1 , 1950

Ansel Adams

White branches, Mono Lake, California, pl. 1 , 1950

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

Ansel Adams

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

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Winter sunrise, 1944

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Winter sunrise, 1944

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Denali..., 1947

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Denali..., 1947

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Portfolio V (portfolio of 10 w/title,..., 1936–1960

Ansel Adams

Portfolio V (portfolio of 10 w/title,..., 1936–1960

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Valley from Inspiration Point, 1935

Ansel Adams

Valley from Inspiration Point, 1935

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Grass and rain, Alaska, 1948

Ansel Adams

Grass and rain, Alaska, 1948

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Banner Peak - Thousand Island Lake (from..., 1923

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Banner Peak - Thousand Island Lake (from..., 1923

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, 1926

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome, 1926

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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The Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park, 1944

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The Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Sale Date: April 5, 2012

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Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, California, 1962

Ansel Adams

Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, California, 1962

Sale Date: April 5, 2012

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Sundown, the Pacific, 1946

Ansel Adams

Sundown, the Pacific, 1946

Sale Date: April 5, 2012

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