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)
Decorative column, 1971

Ansel Adams

Decorative column, 1971

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Arches, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson,..., 1968

Ansel Adams

Arches, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson,..., 1968

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mary Martha chapel, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1960

Ansel Adams

Mary Martha chapel, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona, 1968

Ansel Adams

Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona, 1968

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Industrial location, San Francisco (+ No..., 1962

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Industrial location, San Francisco (+ No..., 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Yosemite fall (+ Split tree, Yosemite,..., 1966

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Yosemite fall (+ Split tree, Yosemite,..., 1966

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Ice on Tioga lake, Yosemite national park, 1965

Ansel Adams

Ice on Tioga lake, Yosemite national park, 1965

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Winter sunrise from Lone Pine, California, 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise from Lone Pine, California, 1944

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Rocks, Sierra Foothills, California (+..., 1960–1979

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Rocks, Sierra Foothills, California (+..., 1960–1979

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Lower Cathedral rock, Yosemite (+ Rocks and..., 1956

Ansel Adams

Lower Cathedral rock, Yosemite (+ Rocks and..., 1956

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Close-up studies of rock formations (4..., 1963–1972

Ansel Adams

Close-up studies of rock formations (4..., 1963–1972

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Twisted tree and boulder, 1975

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Twisted tree and boulder, 1975

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Rocks, Pt. Lobos (+ Tree trunk and shadow; 2 , 1975

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Rocks, Pt. Lobos (+ Tree trunk and shadow; 2 , 1975

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Rock detail, Marin county, California (+..., 1960

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Rock detail, Marin county, California (+..., 1960

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Boulders and crevice (+ 2 others; 3..., 1975–1977

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Boulders and crevice (+ 2 others; 3..., 1975–1977

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Half Dome and pine branches from Glacier..., 1960

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Half Dome and pine branches from Glacier..., 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mountain landscape, 1961

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Mountain landscape, 1961

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Merced river and snow 2, 1959

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Merced river and snow 2, 1959

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mountains and glacier, 1960–1979

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Mountains and glacier, 1960–1979

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Leaves, Mills College, CA, 1931

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Leaves, Mills College, CA, 1931

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Tree trunks, rocks, Yosemite valley (+..., 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Tree trunks, rocks, Yosemite valley (+..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Eucalyptus tree, Fort Ross, California, 1968

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Eucalyptus tree, Fort Ross, California, 1968

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Beach, evening, northern California coast, 1962

Ansel Adams

Beach, evening, northern California coast, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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