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)
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Ansel Adams

Reflections

Sale Date: August 7, 2009

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Winter, forest detail, 1949

Ansel Adams

Winter, forest detail, 1949

Sale Date: June 8, 2009

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Aspen, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspen, northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1942

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1942

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National..., 1949

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Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National..., 1949

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Mount Lassen, Californie, 1950

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Mount Lassen, Californie, 1950

Sale Date: May 6, 2009

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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 19, 2009

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, 1959

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, 1959

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite, 1937

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite, 1937

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Sierra Nevada: The John Muir trail (bk w/49..., 1938

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Sierra Nevada: The John Muir trail (bk w/49..., 1938

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Bridalveil Fall, 1927

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Bridalveil Fall, 1927

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Rails and jet trails, Roseville, California, 1953

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Rails and jet trails, Roseville, California, 1953

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Fresh snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

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Fresh snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Mount Ritter and banner peak from Silver..., 1929

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Mount Ritter and banner peak from Silver..., 1929

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Sierra Club commissary, Yosemite National..., 1929

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Sierra Club commissary, Yosemite National..., 1929

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Rainbow Falls, Yosemite National Park, pl...., 1929

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Rainbow Falls, Yosemite National Park, pl...., 1929

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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North house, Taos Mountain, New Mexico, 1930

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North house, Taos Mountain, New Mexico, 1930

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Winnowing grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1929–1930

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Winnowing grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1929–1930

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Young oaks, winter, 1938

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Young oaks, winter, 1938

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Portfolio V, no.9 - White stump, Sierra..., 1936

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Portfolio V, no.9 - White stump, Sierra..., 1936

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Grass and rain, Glacier Bay National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Grass and rain, Glacier Bay National..., 1948

Sale Date: April 1, 2009

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