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)
Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 19, 2010

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Mudhills, Arizona, 1947

Ansel Adams

Mudhills, Arizona, 1947

Sale Date: November 19, 2010

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 26, 2010

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Sale Date: November 1, 2010

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Cedar trees, winter, Yosemite National Park, 1949

Ansel Adams

Cedar trees, winter, Yosemite National Park, 1949

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Parmelian prints of the High Sierras (porfolio...

Ansel Adams

Parmelian prints of the High Sierras (porfolio...

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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St. Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1950

Ansel Adams

St. Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1950

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Ruins of the Old Church, Taos Pueblo,..., 1929–1930

Ansel Adams

Ruins of the Old Church, Taos Pueblo,..., 1929–1930

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Refugio Beach, California, 1938

Ansel Adams

Refugio Beach, California, 1938

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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San Francisco from Television park, San..., 1945

Ansel Adams

San Francisco from Television park, San..., 1945

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Skier (+ 5 others; 6 works), 1930

Ansel Adams

Skier (+ 5 others; 6 works), 1930

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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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 19, 2010

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Young oaks, winter (Yosemite), 1938

Ansel Adams

Young oaks, winter (Yosemite), 1938

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Untitled (Branch and creek), 1947

Ansel Adams

Untitled (Branch and creek), 1947

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Portfolio three, Yosemite Valley (portfolio..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Portfolio three, Yosemite Valley (portfolio..., 1960

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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San Francisco (portfolio of 12 w/title), 1948

Ansel Adams

San Francisco (portfolio of 12 w/title), 1948

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Redwoods, Bull Creek flat, Northern California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Redwoods, Bull Creek flat, Northern California, 1960

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Orchard, early spring, near Stanford..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Orchard, early spring, near Stanford..., 1940

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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