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)
Face of Half Dome, 1927

Ansel Adams

Face of Half Dome, 1927

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Half Dome, 1927

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Half Dome, 1927

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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The enchanted Mesa, 1920–1929

Ansel Adams

The enchanted Mesa, 1920–1929

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Milestone mountain, 1928

Ansel Adams

Milestone mountain, 1928

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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San Francisco from San Bruno Mountain,..., 1953

Ansel Adams

San Francisco from San Bruno Mountain,..., 1953

Sale Date: September 24, 2010

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White House ruin, morning, Canyon de Chelly..., 1949

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White House ruin, morning, Canyon de Chelly..., 1949

Sale Date: September 24, 2010

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Grass, detail, Yosemite Valley meadow, 1960

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Grass, detail, Yosemite Valley meadow, 1960

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Forest and stream, Lyell Fork, Merced River, , 1921

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Forest and stream, Lyell Fork, Merced River, , 1921

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Pasture, Sonoma County, 1957

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Pasture, Sonoma County, 1957

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Road after rain, Northern California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Road after rain, Northern California, 1960

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

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Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, California, 1962

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Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, California, 1962

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Sand fence, near Keeler, California, 1948

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Sand fence, near Keeler, California, 1948

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, northern New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, northern New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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

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

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, California, 1938

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, California, 1938

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, 1960

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1970

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1970

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Tenaya Creek, spring rain, 1948

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Tenaya Creek, spring rain, 1948

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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

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

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite valley, California, 1961

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Oak tree, snowstorm, 1948

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Oak tree, snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Jeffrey pine, Sentinel dome (+ Moonrise from , 1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey pine, Sentinel dome (+ Moonrise from , 1940

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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