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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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone..., 1944

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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Lunar study, 1955

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Lunar study, 1955

Sale Date: April 15, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 15, 2010

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone..., 1941

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone..., 1941

Sale Date: April 15, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 15, 2010

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

Sale Date: April 15, 2010

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1955

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1955

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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El Capitan, winter, 1950

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El Capitan, winter, 1950

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park,..., 1941

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Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park,..., 1941

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada (from..., 1944

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Sentinel Rock oak tree, 1949

Ansel Adams

Sentinel Rock oak tree, 1949

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Oaktree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1930

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1930

Sale Date: March 30, 2010

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Redwoods - Bull creek flat, Northern..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Redwoods - Bull creek flat, Northern..., 1960

Sale Date: March 16, 2010

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Moon and Half Dome

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Moon and Half Dome

Sale Date: September 16, 2008

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Graduation dress, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

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Graduation dress, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Moon and half dome, Yosemite, 1960

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Moon and half dome, Yosemite, 1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Mirror Lake, 1937

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake, 1937

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Oak tree-snowstorm, 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak tree-snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: December 20, 2009

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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