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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Siesta lake, Yosemite national park, 1958

Ansel Adams

Siesta lake, Yosemite national park, 1958

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Sunset, Prarie creek beach, Calif., 1965

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Sunset, Prarie creek beach, Calif., 1965

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Surf and rocks, 1961

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Surf and rocks, 1961

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Big Sur coast, California, 1951

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Big Sur coast, California, 1951

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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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The Golden Gate headlands, San Francisco, CA, 1952

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The Golden Gate headlands, San Francisco, CA, 1952

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Fruit tree, cliffs, Yosemite (+ 2..., 1960–1969

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Fruit tree, cliffs, Yosemite (+ 2..., 1960–1969

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Canyon de Chelle national monument, Arizona, 1942

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Canyon de Chelle national monument, Arizona, 1942

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In the Alabama hills, Owens valley,..., 1962

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In the Alabama hills, Owens valley,..., 1962

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Manley beacon, Death valley, 1952

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Manley beacon, Death valley, 1952

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Lichens and rock, 1962

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Lichens and rock, 1962

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Forest, Castle rock state park, Calif., 1962

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Forest, Castle rock state park, Calif., 1962

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Merced river and snow, Yosemite, 1959

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Merced river and snow, Yosemite, 1959

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Rocks and lichen, 1960–1969

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Rocks and lichen, 1960–1969

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

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

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Sulfite crystals - sodium sulfite crystals..., 1962

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Sulfite crystals - sodium sulfite crystals..., 1962

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Mt. Williamson from Manzanar, 1945

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Mt. Williamson from Manzanar, 1945

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Seashore and Sky (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1945

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Seashore and Sky (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1945

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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

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

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Winter sunrise from Lone Pine, California, 1944

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Winter sunrise from Lone Pine, California, 1944

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Eagle peak and the Middle Brother, Yosemite..., 1960

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Eagle peak and the Middle Brother, Yosemite..., 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Snow banks, Nevada, 1960

Ansel Adams

Snow banks, Nevada, 1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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