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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Portfolio four: what majestic word. In..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio four: what majestic word. In..., 1963

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Surf sequence, A (+ 4 others; 5 works), 1940

Ansel Adams

Surf sequence, A (+ 4 others; 5 works), 1940

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Saguaro cactus, Arizona

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Saguaro cactus, Arizona

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Alfred Stieglitz, an American place, New York, 1938

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Alfred Stieglitz, an American place, New York, 1938

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National..., 1949

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Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National..., 1949

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Icicles at the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, 1930–1935

Ansel Adams

Icicles at the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, 1930–1935

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Sierra Peak on Glacier Ridge (+ 3..., 1925–1927

Ansel Adams

Sierra Peak on Glacier Ridge (+ 3..., 1925–1927

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Monolith, Face of Half Dome, 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, Face of Half Dome, 1927

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, Wa, 1942

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Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, Wa, 1942

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Yosemite Valley, winter storm (Clearing..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley, winter storm (Clearing..., 1938

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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General Sherman tree - Sequoia National , 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

General Sherman tree - Sequoia National , 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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The Teton Range & the Snake River, 1942

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The Teton Range & the Snake River, 1942

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Rock detail, Point Lobos California, 1969

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Rock detail, Point Lobos California, 1969

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, 1942

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Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, 1942

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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St. Francis Church, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico, 1929

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St. Francis Church, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico, 1929

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Crosses, Las Trampas, New Mexico, 1958

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Crosses, Las Trampas, New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Penitente Morada, coyote, N.M., 1950

Ansel Adams

Penitente Morada, coyote, N.M., 1950

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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