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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Ocean and tidal stream, 1945

Ansel Adams

Ocean and tidal stream, 1945

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Tenaya lake, mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Ansel Adams

Tenaya lake, mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Canyon de Chelle national monument, Arizona, 1942

Ansel Adams

Canyon de Chelle national monument, Arizona, 1942

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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White House ruin, Canyon De Chelly national..., 1942

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White House ruin, Canyon De Chelly national..., 1942

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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

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

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Mt. McKinley and Wonder lake, Alaska, 1948

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Mt. McKinley and Wonder lake, Alaska, 1948

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Rail fence - Teton, 1965

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Rail fence - Teton, 1965

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Pine branches, Yosemite valley, 1961

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Pine branches, Yosemite valley, 1961

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Merced river, cliffs of Cathedral rock, autumn, 1939

Ansel Adams

Merced river, cliffs of Cathedral rock, autumn, 1939

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California -..., 1944

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California -..., 1944

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Ice breaking upon High Sierra lake, 1968

Ansel Adams

Ice breaking upon High Sierra lake, 1968

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Half Dome, Merced river, winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced river, winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Rock in snow, 1956

Ansel Adams

Rock in snow, 1956

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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El Capitan - winter, Yosemite natl. park,..., 1968

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El Capitan - winter, Yosemite natl. park,..., 1968

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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El Capitan - Winter

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El Capitan - Winter

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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El Capitain, 1975

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El Capitain, 1975

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Trailside near Juneau, Alaska, 1948

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Trailside near Juneau, Alaska, 1948

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Storm, surf and rocks - Timber cover..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Storm, surf and rocks - Timber cover..., 1960

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Baumstudie), 1940

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Ohne Titel (Baumstudie), 1940

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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High Country crags and moon, sunrise, Kings..., 1935

Ansel Adams

High Country crags and moon, sunrise, Kings..., 1935

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National Park, 1943

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Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National Park, 1943

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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