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)
Portrait, Dennis Purcell, stack of rails (+..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Portrait, Dennis Purcell, stack of rails (+..., 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Fern, spring, Yosemite valley, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern, spring, Yosemite valley, 1961

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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House, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1962

Ansel Adams

House, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Cherubs (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1972–1973

Ansel Adams

Cherubs (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1972–1973

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Early color work (4 works), 1963

Ansel Adams

Early color work (4 works), 1963

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San Xavier del Bac (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1972–1973

Ansel Adams

San Xavier del Bac (+ 3 others; 4 works), 1972–1973

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Half Dome, Merced fiver

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Half Dome, Merced fiver

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Paradise valley

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Paradise valley

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Rail fence - Tetons (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1965

Ansel Adams

Rail fence - Tetons (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1965

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The Tetons and split rail fence (+ 2 others; , 1965

Ansel Adams

The Tetons and split rail fence (+ 2 others; , 1965

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No parking sign, 1962

Ansel Adams

No parking sign, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Old store front, Clayton, California, 1962

Ansel Adams

Old store front, Clayton, California, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Stone sphere, Mariposa cemetery, 1962

Ansel Adams

Stone sphere, Mariposa cemetery, 1962

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Church, Bodega, California, 1953

Ansel Adams

Church, Bodega, California, 1953

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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

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

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Little Asa, Mariposa cemetery (+ Iron grave..., 1962

Ansel Adams

Little Asa, Mariposa cemetery (+ Iron grave..., 1962

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Fern, spring, Yosemite valley, 1961

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Fern, spring, Yosemite valley, 1961

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mountain and saguaro cactus, 1975

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Mountain and saguaro cactus, 1975

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Rock + sand, 1954

Ansel Adams

Rock + sand, 1954

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Portfolio three: Yosemite valley (portfolio..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Portfolio three: Yosemite valley (portfolio..., 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Pine branches, Yosemite valley, 1961

Ansel Adams

Pine branches, Yosemite valley, 1961

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Detail, juniper tree, Yosemite national park, 1965

Ansel Adams

Detail, juniper tree, Yosemite national park, 1965

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Forest - Yosemite valley, 1964

Ansel Adams

Forest - Yosemite valley, 1964

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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