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)
Dogwood blossoms, pl.10 (from Portfolio III), 1938

Ansel Adams

Dogwood blossoms, pl.10 (from Portfolio III), 1938

Sale Date: May 10, 2011

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Trees and cliffs, pl.15 (from Portfolio III), 1954

Ansel Adams

Trees and cliffs, pl.15 (from Portfolio III), 1954

Sale Date: May 10, 2011

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Bridalveil Fall, pl.14 (from Portfolio III), 1952

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Bridalveil Fall, pl.14 (from Portfolio III), 1952

Sale Date: May 10, 2011

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, pl.9 , 1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, pl.9 , 1944

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Tenaya Creek, spring rain, pl.7 (from..., 1948

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Tenaya Creek, spring rain, pl.7 (from..., 1948

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Merced River, cliffs of Cathedral Rocks,..., 1939

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Merced River, cliffs of Cathedral Rocks,..., 1939

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Monument Valley, Arizona, 1947

Ansel Adams

Monument Valley, Arizona, 1947

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Tioga Pass, 1940

Ansel Adams

Tioga Pass, 1940

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone Pine), 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone Pine), 1944

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

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Coastal road, 1953

Ansel Adams

Coastal road, 1953

Sale Date: April 7, 2011

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The black sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, , 1939

Ansel Adams

The black sun, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley, , 1939

Sale Date: April 9, 2011

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The white church, Hornitos, California (from , 1946

Ansel Adams

The white church, Hornitos, California (from , 1946

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

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

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Selected images of Yosemite (7 works), 1920–1949

Ansel Adams

Selected images of Yosemite (7 works), 1920–1949

Sale Date: April 8, 2011

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Untitled (Rapids), 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Untitled (Rapids), 1950–1959

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Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

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Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

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Untitled (Lake with mountains), 1961

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Untitled (Lake with mountains), 1961

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Forest at Patrick's Point State Park,..., 1959

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Forest at Patrick's Point State Park,..., 1959

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Cement machinery, Crescent City, California, 1960

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Cement machinery, Crescent City, California, 1960

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Self portrait, 1950

Ansel Adams

Self portrait, 1950

Sale Date: April 8, 2011

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Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz, 1940

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Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz, 1940

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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Oak tree - Snowstorm (+ 4 others; 5..., 1936–1950

Ansel Adams

Oak tree - Snowstorm (+ 4 others; 5..., 1936–1950

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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Graduation dress (from Portfolio VI)(+ Ranch , 1948

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Graduation dress (from Portfolio VI)(+ Ranch , 1948

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley, National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley, National..., 1948

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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