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)
Mt. Moran and Jackson Lake from Signal Hill, , 1941

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Mt. Moran and Jackson Lake from Signal Hill, , 1941

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

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Mount Moran, Autumn, 1948, 1948

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Mount Moran, Autumn, 1948, 1948

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Saguaro Cactus, Arizona, 1946, 1946

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Saguaro Cactus, Arizona, 1946, 1946

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Lodgepole Pines, 1921

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Lodgepole Pines, 1921

Sale Date: April 1, 2023

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Sierra Nevada, Winter Evening, from the..., 1962

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Sierra Nevada, Winter Evening, from the..., 1962

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Jeffrey Pine on Sentinel Dome, 1940

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Jeffrey Pine on Sentinel Dome, 1940

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Eucalyptus Tree, Fence, Fort Ross, 1950

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Eucalyptus Tree, Fence, Fort Ross, 1950

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Tar Paper with Nails, Near Mora, New Mexico, 1958

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Tar Paper with Nails, Near Mora, New Mexico, 1958

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, California, 1944

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, California, 1944

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Leaves, Mills College, 1931

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Leaves, Mills College, 1931

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Shore near Timber Cove, 1950

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Shore near Timber Cove, 1950

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Selected Portraits of Alfred Stieglitz at An , 1944

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Selected Portraits of Alfred Stieglitz at An , 1944

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1936

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1936

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Taos Pueblo, 1977

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Taos Pueblo, 1977

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Yosemite falls, 1950

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Yosemite falls, 1950

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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Fern Spring Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern Spring Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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