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's Estate Rebukes Adobe for Selling A.I. Images in the Style of the Late Photographer

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Ansel Adams's Estate Rebukes Adobe for Selling A.I. Images in the Style of the Late Photographer
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The Secluded San Francisco Chalet of Ansel Adams, Legend of Landscape Photography, Has Hit the Market for $5 Million

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Rusted metal (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1972

Ansel Adams

Rusted metal (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Dr. Edwin Land, 1962

Ansel Adams

Dr. Edwin Land, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Charles Sheeler (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1956–1959

Ansel Adams

Charles Sheeler (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1956–1959

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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President James E. Carter (+ Vice President..., 1979

Ansel Adams

President James E. Carter (+ Vice President..., 1979

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Liliane de Cock, Yosemite national park , 1958–1963

Ansel Adams

Liliane de Cock, Yosemite national park , 1958–1963

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Gravestone carving (3 works), 1969–1976

Ansel Adams

Gravestone carving (3 works), 1969–1976

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Stump and ferns, redwoods, bull creek flat,..., 1964

Ansel Adams

Stump and ferns, redwoods, bull creek flat,..., 1964

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Hills, Sonoma county, California, 1951

Ansel Adams

Hills, Sonoma county, California, 1951

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Hills and rain, Sonoma county, California, 1951

Ansel Adams

Hills and rain, Sonoma county, California, 1951

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Oak tree and fence in rain, Sonoma county,..., 1951

Ansel Adams

Oak tree and fence in rain, Sonoma county,..., 1951

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Portfolio one (portfolio of 10, folio), 1938–1948

Ansel Adams

Portfolio one (portfolio of 10, folio), 1938–1948

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Sunset ranch, Creek beach, California..., 1960–1964

Ansel Adams

Sunset ranch, Creek beach, California..., 1960–1964

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Hull, Gloucester, Massachusetts (+ House,..., 1962

Ansel Adams

Hull, Gloucester, Massachusetts (+ House,..., 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Photographers (7 works), 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Photographers (7 works), 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Beaumont Newhall cooking (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1963

Ansel Adams

Beaumont Newhall cooking (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1963

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mission José de la laguna, Laguna Pueblo,..., 1968

Ansel Adams

Mission José de la laguna, Laguna Pueblo,..., 1968

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Holy Cross church, Santa Cruz, 1963

Ansel Adams

Holy Cross church, Santa Cruz, 1963

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Porch column and rose bush, 1970–1979

Ansel Adams

Porch column and rose bush, 1970–1979

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Balustrade, 1966

Ansel Adams

Balustrade, 1966

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Architectural detail, 1969

Ansel Adams

Architectural detail, 1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, 1968

Ansel Adams

Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, 1968

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Portfolio four: what majestic word, in..., 1943–1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio four: what majestic word, in..., 1943–1963

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite

Ansel Adams

Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mirror lake, California

Ansel Adams

Mirror lake, California

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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