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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Sentinel rock, winter, Yosemite valley, 1944

Ansel Adams

Sentinel rock, winter, Yosemite valley, 1944

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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El Capitan - winter, Yosemite national park, , 1968

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El Capitan - winter, Yosemite national park, , 1968

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite national park, 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite national park, 1938

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Northern California coast - sun and fog,..., 1964

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Northern California coast - sun and fog,..., 1964

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Sun and clouds, 1969

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Sun and clouds, 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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Fern spring, Yosemite, 1961

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Fern spring, Yosemite, 1961

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

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

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite national park, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite national park, 1960

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El Capitan and trees, 1969

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El Capitan and trees, 1969

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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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Thunderstorm, lake Tahoe, California, 1938

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Thunderstorm, lake Tahoe, California, 1938

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Big Sur coast, California, 1951

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Big Sur coast, California, 1951

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Water-tower - San Francisco, 1961

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Water-tower - San Francisco, 1961

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Steel tanks, 1968

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Steel tanks, 1968

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Siesta lake, Yosemite national park,..., 1958

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Siesta lake, Yosemite national park,..., 1958

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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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Bridal Veil fall and Cathedral peaks, Yosemite, 1962

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Bridal Veil fall and Cathedral peaks, Yosemite, 1962

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El Capitan and valley view to Half Dome,..., 1950

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El Capitan and valley view to Half Dome,..., 1950

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Shingles, 1962

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Shingles, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Sodium sulfite crystals - evaporated in tray, 1962

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Sodium sulfite crystals - evaporated in tray, 1962

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Beach, evening, n. Cal. coast, 1964

Ansel Adams

Beach, evening, n. Cal. coast, 1964

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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