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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1947

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1947

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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

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

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: September 23, 2009

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, 1944

Sale Date: September 23, 2009

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Fenn springs, Yosemite Valley, 1961

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Fenn springs, Yosemite Valley, 1961

Sale Date: September 23, 2009

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Leaves, Alaska, 1948

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Alaska, 1948

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Cowboy on horseback, High Sierras (+ Camp..., 1930

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Cowboy on horseback, High Sierras (+ Camp..., 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Statue of Buddha, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

Statue of Buddha, 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Self portrait, 1930

Ansel Adams

Self portrait, 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, 1940

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Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, 1940

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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

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

Sale Date: September 20, 2009

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park, 1946

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park, 1946

Sale Date: September 20, 2009

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park, 1927

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park, 1927

Sale Date: September 20, 2009

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point

Sale Date: September 11, 2009

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