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)
Portfolio three: Yosemite Valley..., 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

Portfolio three: Yosemite Valley..., 1926–1959

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Rapids below Vernal Fall (+ Clouds..., 1946–1948

Ansel Adams

Rapids below Vernal Fall (+ Clouds..., 1946–1948

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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

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

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Gates of the valley, winter, Yosemite Valley , 1938

Ansel Adams

Gates of the valley, winter, Yosemite Valley , 1938

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Parmelian prints of the High Sierras..., 1920–1929

Ansel Adams

Parmelian prints of the High Sierras..., 1920–1929

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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San Francisco from Twin Peaks, 1952

Ansel Adams

San Francisco from Twin Peaks, 1952

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Cliff creek Cañon, 1925

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Cliff creek Cañon, 1925

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Sierra peak (Glacial cirque, Milestone..., 1927

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Sierra peak (Glacial cirque, Milestone..., 1927

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Half dome, Merced River, winter (from..., 1938

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Half dome, Merced River, winter (from..., 1938

Sale Date: November 21, 2008

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Nasturtiums, Big Sur, CA, 1951

Ansel Adams

Nasturtiums, Big Sur, CA, 1951

Sale Date: November 21, 2008

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White post and spandrel, Columbia,..., 1953

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White post and spandrel, Columbia,..., 1953

Sale Date: November 21, 2008

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932

Sale Date: November 21, 2008

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Untitled (Santa Clara Valley), 1958

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Untitled (Santa Clara Valley), 1958

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Pasture hills and rain, Sonoma County,..., 1951

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Pasture hills and rain, Sonoma County,..., 1951

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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El Capitan, 1952

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El Capitan, 1952

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1948

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1948

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, 1948

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, 1948

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada

Sale Date: February 22, 2009

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Yosemite Falls, Spring, 1983

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Yosemite Falls, Spring, 1983

Sale Date: February 22, 2009

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Merced River, winter

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Merced River, winter

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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El Capitan, winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Half Dome from the valley floor, Yosemite, 1935

Ansel Adams

Half Dome from the valley floor, Yosemite, 1935

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Arches, North Court, San Xavier del Bac,..., 1968

Ansel Adams

Arches, North Court, San Xavier del Bac,..., 1968

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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