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)
Fern in rain, 1942

Ansel Adams

Fern in rain, 1942

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Forest detail, winter, 1949

Ansel Adams

Forest detail, winter, 1949

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Half-dome, Merced River, winter, Yosemite, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half-dome, Merced River, winter, Yosemite, 1938

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Grass and pool, 1935

Ansel Adams

Grass and pool, 1935

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, 1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, 1940

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Ansel Adams

Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

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Yellowstone fall, 1942

Ansel Adams

Yellowstone fall, 1942

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Untitled (Coastline)

Ansel Adams

Untitled (Coastline)

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Trailside near Juneau, Alaska, 1948

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Trailside near Juneau, Alaska, 1948

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Dunes, hazy sun, White Sands National Park..., 1941

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Dunes, hazy sun, White Sands National Park..., 1941

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Mount Moran, autumn Grand Teton National Park, 1942

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Mount Moran, autumn Grand Teton National Park, 1942

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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The Atlantic, Schoodic Point, Acadia..., 1950

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The Atlantic, Schoodic Point, Acadia..., 1950

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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

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

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Manzanar, 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Manzanar, 1944

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Dogwood Yosemite National Park, California

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Dogwood Yosemite National Park, California

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1950

Sale Date: November 21, 2010

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Yosemite Valley, 1959

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Yosemite Valley, 1959

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: November 19, 2010

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