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)
Old hearse, bodie, California, 1938

Ansel Adams

Old hearse, bodie, California, 1938

Sale Date: December 7, 2009

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What majestic world, 1963

Ansel Adams

What majestic world, 1963

Sale Date: November 19, 2009

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Ranch house near Carson City, Nevada

Ansel Adams

Ranch house near Carson City, Nevada

Sale Date: November 19, 2009

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Yosemite Valley, 1959

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley, 1959

Sale Date: November 19, 2009

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Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National Park,..., 1943

Ansel Adams

Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National Park,..., 1943

Sale Date: November 19, 2009

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Winter sunrise, the Sierra Nevada (from Lone , 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, the Sierra Nevada (from Lone , 1944

Sale Date: November 19, 2009

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Merced River, cliffs, autumn - Yosemite..., 1939

Ansel Adams

Merced River, cliffs, autumn - Yosemite..., 1939

Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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Half Dome, oak trees, autumn - Yosemite , 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, oak trees, autumn - Yosemite , 1930–1939

Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Storm Surf, Timber Cove, California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Storm Surf, Timber Cove, California, 1960

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite National..., 1948

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942

Ansel Adams

The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Rails and jet trails, Roseville, California, 1953

Ansel Adams

Rails and jet trails, Roseville, California, 1953

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Castle Rock, Summit Road above Saratoga,..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Castle Rock, Summit Road above Saratoga,..., 1963

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Rushing water, Merced River, pl. 13 (from..., 1955

Ansel Adams

Rushing water, Merced River, pl. 13 (from..., 1955

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Tuolumne Meadows, pl. 14 (from Portfolio IV), 1941

Ansel Adams

Tuolumne Meadows, pl. 14 (from Portfolio IV), 1941

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Moth and stump, Interglacial Forest, pl. 6..., 1949

Ansel Adams

Moth and stump, Interglacial Forest, pl. 6..., 1949

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Mudhills, Arizona, pl. 2 (from Portfolio V), 1947

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Mudhills, Arizona, pl. 2 (from Portfolio V), 1947

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Sierra foothills and haze, 1942

Ansel Adams

Sierra foothills and haze, 1942

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Old Faithful geyser, late evening,..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Old Faithful geyser, late evening,..., 1942

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

Auction Closed

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