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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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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

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

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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Sierra Club outing (8 works), 1925–1927

Ansel Adams

Sierra Club outing (8 works), 1925–1927

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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Ruins of the old church, Taos Pueblo,..., 1929–1930

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Ruins of the old church, Taos Pueblo,..., 1929–1930

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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Sally Keyes Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1929

Ansel Adams

Sally Keyes Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1929

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Cloud and mountain (from Parmelian prints of , 1927

Ansel Adams

Cloud and mountain (from Parmelian prints of , 1927

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Castle Rock, Summit Road above Saratoga,..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Castle Rock, Summit Road above Saratoga,..., 1963

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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Tuolumne Meadows, pl. 14 (from Portfolio IV), 1941

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Tuolumne Meadows, pl. 14 (from Portfolio IV), 1941

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

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

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Moth and stump, interglacial forest, pl. 6..., 1949

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Moth and stump, interglacial forest, pl. 6..., 1949

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Weathered oil drum, Yosemite Valley,..., 1976

Ansel Adams

Weathered oil drum, Yosemite Valley,..., 1976

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Boards and thistles, San Francisco, California, 1932

Ansel Adams

Boards and thistles, San Francisco, California, 1932

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Half Dome, orchard, winter, Yosemite..., 1935

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Half Dome, orchard, winter, Yosemite..., 1935

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Clearing storm, Mount Williamson from..., 1944

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Clearing storm, Mount Williamson from..., 1944

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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What majestic word, in memory of Russell..., 1963

Ansel Adams

What majestic word, in memory of Russell..., 1963

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Road after rain, Northern California, 1960

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Road after rain, Northern California, 1960

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Timber Cove coast storm, 1960

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Timber Cove coast storm, 1960

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Skirball ranch, Santa Rosa, California (+ 7..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Skirball ranch, Santa Rosa, California (+ 7..., 1938

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Portfolio II (portfolio of 15), 1950

Ansel Adams

Portfolio II (portfolio of 15), 1950

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County Hills, 1951

Ansel Adams

Clearing storm, Sonoma County Hills, 1951

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County hills (5 works , 1951

Ansel Adams

Clearing storm, Sonoma County hills (5 works , 1951

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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