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)
Half Dome, Merced River, WInter, Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, WInter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Upper Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite..., 1946

Ansel Adams

Upper Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite..., 1946

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Tree, Stump and Mist, Northern Cascades..., 1958

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Tree, Stump and Mist, Northern Cascades..., 1958

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Winter Forest, Yosemite Valley, CA, 1949

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Winter Forest, Yosemite Valley, CA, 1949

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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Leaves, Mills College, Oakland California, 1931–1932

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Mills College, Oakland California, 1931–1932

Sale Date: March 23, 2023

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, 1938

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1952

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1952

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park., 1950

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park., 1950

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Mudhills, Arizona., 1947

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Mudhills, Arizona., 1947

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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El Capitan, Merced River, Clouds, Yosemite..., 1952

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El Capitan, Merced River, Clouds, Yosemite..., 1952

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

Auction Closed

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: January 26, 2023

Auction Closed

Juniper, Cliffs and River, Upper Merced..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Juniper, Cliffs and River, Upper Merced..., 1936

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

Auction Closed

Abandoned Farmhouse, 1962

Ansel Adams

Abandoned Farmhouse, 1962

Sale Date: November 20, 2022

Auction Closed

Photographs of Yosemite

Ansel Adams

Photographs of Yosemite

Sale Date: November 20, 2022

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite...

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite...

Sale Date: November 20, 2022

Auction Closed

第一次中国展览原作, 1983

Ansel Adams

第一次中国展览原作, 1983

Sale Date: July 27, 2022

Auction Closed

Taos Pueblo, 1977

Ansel Adams

Taos Pueblo, 1977

Sale Date: January 13, 2023

Auction Closed

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