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

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

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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Orchard, Portola Valley, Calif., 1953

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Orchard, Portola Valley, Calif., 1953

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Dummies, Columbia movie lot, Los Angeles,..., 1942

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Dummies, Columbia movie lot, Los Angeles,..., 1942

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

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

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1926

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1926

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

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

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

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

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

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County Hills,..., 1951

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County Hills,..., 1951

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

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

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Moon and clouds, Northern California, pl.4..., 1959

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Moon and clouds, Northern California, pl.4..., 1959

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Moonrise, Hernandez, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, 1941

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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Hus

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Hus

Sale Date: March 16, 2011

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Edward Weston

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Edward Weston

Sale Date: March 16, 2011

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: March 20, 2011

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New cellars, night, Paul Masson..., 1959–1963

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New cellars, night, Paul Masson..., 1959–1963

Sale Date: March 20, 2011

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome (+ Moonrise from , 1940

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome (+ Moonrise from , 1940

Sale Date: March 20, 2011

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1955

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1955

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County Hills,..., 1951

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County Hills,..., 1951

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park,..., 1948

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From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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In yosemite valley, 1932

Ansel Adams

In yosemite valley, 1932

Sale Date: February 3, 2011

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Yosemite National Park, 1916

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Yosemite National Park, 1916

Sale Date: November 19, 2010

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Yosemite Valley, summer, 1936

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley, summer, 1936

Sale Date: February 14, 2011

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