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)
Lyell Fork Meadows., 1927

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Lyell Fork Meadows., 1927

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Sunset, Timber Cove Inn, California., 1960

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Sunset, Timber Cove Inn, California., 1960

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Moonrise from Glacier Point., 1959

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Moonrise from Glacier Point., 1959

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, , 1941

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Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, , 1941

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Jackson Lake and The Tetons, 1941

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Jackson Lake and The Tetons, 1941

Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Gates of the Valley, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

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Gates of the Valley, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Juniper, Cliffs, and River, Upper Merced..., 1936

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Juniper, Cliffs, and River, Upper Merced..., 1936

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

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Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona, , 1942

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Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona, , 1942

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Cascade, Yosemite National Park, c. 1968, 1968

Ansel Adams

Cascade, Yosemite National Park, c. 1968, 1968

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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