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)
Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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The Tetons and the Snake River, Wyoming, 1942

Ansel Adams

The Tetons and the Snake River, Wyoming, 1942

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Ansel Adams

Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Half Dome blowing snow (from portfolio VII..., 1976

Ansel Adams

Half Dome blowing snow (from portfolio VII..., 1976

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Sierra Nevada: the John Muir Trail (bk by artist

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada: the John Muir Trail (bk by artist

Sale Date: October 15, 2008

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1963

Ansel Adams

Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1963

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Road after rain, 1960

Ansel Adams

Road after rain, 1960

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Sonoma County hills, 1955

Ansel Adams

Sonoma County hills, 1955

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Winter morning, Yosemite Valley, California, 1969

Ansel Adams

Winter morning, Yosemite Valley, California, 1969

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Half Dome and moon, 1960

Ansel Adams

Half Dome and moon, 1960

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Microwave horns, Oakland-Berkeley Hills, 1955–1969

Ansel Adams

Microwave horns, Oakland-Berkeley Hills, 1955–1969

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Woman behind screen door, Independence,..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Woman behind screen door, Independence,..., 1944

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, 1935

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, 1935

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Refugio beach, 1948

Ansel Adams

Refugio beach, 1948

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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North house, kiva poles, & thunder clouds, 1929

Ansel Adams

North house, kiva poles, & thunder clouds, 1929

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Winter - forest detail, 1949

Ansel Adams

Winter - forest detail, 1949

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, CA, 1945

Ansel Adams

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, CA, 1945

Sale Date: October 17, 2008

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Orchard, early spring, near Stanford..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Orchard, early spring, near Stanford..., 1940

Sale Date: October 17, 2008

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