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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Grand Tetons and the Snake river, Grand..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Grand Tetons and the Snake river, Grand..., 1942

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Fallen rock, Yosemite, 1962

Ansel Adams

Fallen rock, Yosemite, 1962

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Tenaya lake, 1970–1979

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Tenaya lake, 1970–1979

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Yosemite valley (portfolio of 16), 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

Yosemite valley (portfolio of 16), 1926–1959

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Half Dome, reflections, Merced river, Yosemite, 1960

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Half Dome, reflections, Merced river, Yosemite, 1960

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El Capitan, 1950–1955

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El Capitan, 1950–1955

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Pine tree - rocks - Yosemite valley, 1965

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Pine tree - rocks - Yosemite valley, 1965

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Nevada fall, Yosemite national park,..., 1947

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Nevada fall, Yosemite national park,..., 1947

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Cedar trees in snow, winter, Yosemite..., 1949

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Cedar trees in snow, winter, Yosemite..., 1949

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Cedar tree, cliffs, Yosemite valley, 1939

Ansel Adams

Cedar tree, cliffs, Yosemite valley, 1939

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite national park, 1938

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite national park, 1938

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Point Sur, storm, California, 1962

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Point Sur, storm, California, 1962

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Sundown, the Pacific, 1946

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Sundown, the Pacific, 1946

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Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

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Mount McKinley and Wonder lake, Alaska, 1947

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Mount McKinley and Wonder lake, Alaska, 1947

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite national park, 1948

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite national park, 1948

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Cold light, 1961

Ansel Adams

Cold light, 1961

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The National parks & monuments..., 1942–1949

Ansel Adams

The National parks & monuments..., 1942–1949

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The Tetons and Snake river, Grand Teton..., 1942

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The Tetons and Snake river, Grand Teton..., 1942

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Rail fence - Teton, 1965

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Rail fence - Teton, 1965

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Tetons, Snake river - vertical, 1965

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Tetons, Snake river - vertical, 1965

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Untitled (Water)(study; 3 works), 1965–1975

Ansel Adams

Untitled (Water)(study; 3 works), 1965–1975

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El Capitan, Yosemite valley, 1948

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite valley, 1948

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Stump - Yosemite, 1962

Ansel Adams

Stump - Yosemite, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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