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)
White Sands, National Monument, New Mexico, 1942

Ansel Adams

White Sands, National Monument, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Saint Francis church, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1950

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Saint Francis church, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1950

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Sunrise, Mt. Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

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Sunrise, Mt. Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Mormon temple, Manti, Utah, 1948

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Mormon temple, Manti, Utah, 1948

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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Dunes, Oceano, California, pl.4 (from..., 1963

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Dunes, Oceano, California, pl.4 (from..., 1963

Sale Date: May 29, 2010

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Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

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Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Portfolio V-1 (Pinnacles, Alabama Hills,..., 1970

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Portfolio V-1 (Pinnacles, Alabama Hills,..., 1970

Sale Date: April 28, 2010

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park..., 1927

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park..., 1927

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Siesta lake, Yosemite National Park (plate..., 1958

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Siesta lake, Yosemite National Park (plate..., 1958

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Spring at Paul Masson Vineyard,..., 1959–1963

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Spring at Paul Masson Vineyard,..., 1959–1963

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Monument Valley, Arizona, 1947

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Monument Valley, Arizona, 1947

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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The Golden Gate before the Bridge, San..., 1933

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The Golden Gate before the Bridge, San..., 1933

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Trailside, Near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

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Trailside, Near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

Sale Date: April 16, 2010

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Mt. Galen Clark (from Parmelian Prints..., 1920–1929

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Mt. Galen Clark (from Parmelian Prints..., 1920–1929

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Edward Weston, Tenaya Lake, Yosemite..., 1930–1939

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Edward Weston, Tenaya Lake, Yosemite..., 1930–1939

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Portfolio four: What Majestic Word, in..., 1943–1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio four: What Majestic Word, in..., 1943–1963

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Portfolio three: Yosemite Valley (portfolio..., 1960

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Portfolio three: Yosemite Valley (portfolio..., 1960

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Teton Range and Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Teton Range and Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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