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)
Jeffrey pine, Sentinel dome, Yosemite, 1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey pine, Sentinel dome, Yosemite, 1940

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Oaktree, snowstorm, yosemite national park, ca, 1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, snowstorm, yosemite national park, ca, 1948

Sale Date: May 25, 2010

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Sentinel rock, Yosemite, 1981

Ansel Adams

Sentinel rock, Yosemite, 1981

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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El Capitan, valley view to Half Dome, Yosemite, 1979

Attributed to Ansel Adams

El Capitan, valley view to Half Dome, Yosemite, 1979

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Yosemite falls, 1979

Ansel Adams

Yosemite falls, 1979

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Half Dome, Yosemite, 1979

Attributed to Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Yosemite, 1979

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Sentinel rock, Yosemite, 1981

Ansel Adams

Sentinel rock, Yosemite, 1981

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Field and stream (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1980

Ansel Adams

Field and stream (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1980

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Vineyards, northern California, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Vineyards, northern California, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Eucalyptus tree, Fort Ross, California..., 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Eucalyptus tree, Fort Ross, California..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Portfolio VI (portfolio of 8, &..., 1932–1953

Ansel Adams

Portfolio VI (portfolio of 8, &..., 1932–1953

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Petroglyphs, Monument valley, Utah, 1958

Ansel Adams

Petroglyphs, Monument valley, Utah, 1958

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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North Fork of Bridge creek, Northern..., 1958–1962

Ansel Adams

North Fork of Bridge creek, Northern..., 1958–1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Portfolio five (portfolio of 8, &..., 1936–1960

Ansel Adams

Portfolio five (portfolio of 8, &..., 1936–1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Stream and ocean, Marin county, Calif., 1962

Ansel Adams

Stream and ocean, Marin county, Calif., 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Timber cove, northern California coast, 1960

Ansel Adams

Timber cove, northern California coast, 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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New England Barn, Peterborough (+ 3..., 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

New England Barn, Peterborough (+ 3..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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The Wells Fargo bank American Trust company..., 1961

Ansel Adams

The Wells Fargo bank American Trust company..., 1961

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Architectural and marina (study; 3 works), 1961

Ansel Adams

Architectural and marina (study; 3 works), 1961

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Egyptian statuary in the Museum of Fine , 1960–1965

Ansel Adams

Egyptian statuary in the Museum of Fine , 1960–1965

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Gravestone carvings with hands (4 works), 1962–1975

Ansel Adams

Gravestone carvings with hands (4 works), 1962–1975

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Barn and railroad tracks, 1936–1960

Ansel Adams

Barn and railroad tracks, 1936–1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Church, Bodega, California (+ 3 others; , 1950–1969

Ansel Adams

Church, Bodega, California (+ 3 others; , 1950–1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

Auction Closed

Cypress tree Point Lobos (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1972

Ansel Adams

Cypress tree Point Lobos (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

Auction Closed

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