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)
Oak trees and fence in rain, Sonoma county,..., 1951

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Rundel park through window screen,..., 1960

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Rundel park through window screen,..., 1960

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Minor White, 1956

Ansel Adams

Minor White, 1956

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Near university of Santa Cruz, 1964

Ansel Adams

Near university of Santa Cruz, 1964

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Half Dome from valley floor, 1959

Ansel Adams

Half Dome from valley floor, 1959

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Orchard, Santa Clara, California, 1954

Ansel Adams

Orchard, Santa Clara, California, 1954

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Orchard, Portola valley, California, 1953

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Orchard, Portola valley, California, 1953

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite national park, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite national park, 1960

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Pine tree – rocks, Yosemite (+ Tree stump,..., 1965

Ansel Adams

Pine tree – rocks, Yosemite (+ Tree stump,..., 1965

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Teton range, Snake river, 1965

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Teton range, Snake river, 1965

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Redwoods, Richardson grove, California, 1964

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Redwoods, Richardson grove, California, 1964

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River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite national..., 1939

Ansel Adams

River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite national..., 1939

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Bridalveil fall, Yosemite, 1950

Ansel Adams

Bridalveil fall, Yosemite, 1950

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Bridalveil fall, Yosemite, 1927

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Bridalveil fall, Yosemite, 1927

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Scintillation, Merced river, Wawona,..., 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Scintillation, Merced river, Wawona,..., 1950–1959

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Evening clouds, east side of the Sierra..., 1962

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Evening clouds, east side of the Sierra..., 1962

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Merced river, rocks and foam (+ 2 others; 3..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Merced river, rocks and foam (+ 2 others; 3..., 1963

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Sugarpine boughs and lichen, Yosemite..., 1962

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Sugarpine boughs and lichen, Yosemite..., 1962

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Snow bank detail, Yosemite national park, 1955

Ansel Adams

Snow bank detail, Yosemite national park, 1955

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Ansel Adams in mirror (+ Ansel Adams in..., 1971

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams in mirror (+ Ansel Adams in..., 1971

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Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, 1960

Ansel Adams

Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, 1960

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Sequoia roots, Mariposa grove, Yosemite..., 1950

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Sequoia roots, Mariposa grove, Yosemite..., 1950

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Nevada falls, Yosemite national park,..., 1947

Ansel Adams

Nevada falls, Yosemite national park,..., 1947

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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