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 Artworks

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Half Dome and moon, Yosemite National..., 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Half Dome and moon, Yosemite National..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 16, 2008

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Half Dome, Merced river, winter,..., 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced river, winter,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 16, 2008

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From Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park

Ansel Adams

From Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park

Sale Date: April 30, 2008

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Wire and old wood

Ansel Adams

Wire and old wood

Sale Date: April 30, 2008

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Water ane Foam, Yosemite Valley, California, 1959

Ansel Adams

Water ane Foam, Yosemite Valley, California, 1959

Sale Date: April 30, 2008

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The white gravestone, Laurel Hill Cemetery,..., 1936

Ansel Adams

The white gravestone, Laurel Hill Cemetery,..., 1936

Sale Date: April 30, 2008

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Sale Date: May 15, 2008

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

Sale Date: May 15, 2008

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: May 15, 2008

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: May 15, 2008

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Pine Forest in Snow, Yosemite Valley,..., 1933

Ansel Adams

Pine Forest in Snow, Yosemite Valley,..., 1933

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Winter, Glacier Point Road, Yosemite, n.d

Ansel Adams

Winter, Glacier Point Road, Yosemite, n.d

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Skiing, Lember Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1931

Ansel Adams

Skiing, Lember Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1931

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Ansel Adams: Portfolio VII (bk w/12 works)

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams: Portfolio VII (bk w/12 works)

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Ansel Adams

Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, California, 1950

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Trees, Castle Rock State Park, California, 1962

Ansel Adams

Trees, Castle Rock State Park, California, 1962

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Ansel Adams: Portfolio VI, pl.1 (+ pl. 2, 6,...

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams: Portfolio VI, pl.1 (+ pl. 2, 6,...

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Rocks in the Alabama Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1935

Ansel Adams

Rocks in the Alabama Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1935

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Northern Californian Coast, 1966

Ansel Adams

Northern Californian Coast, 1966

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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El Capitan, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1948

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1948

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Detail, Adobe Wall, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1929

Ansel Adams

Detail, Adobe Wall, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1929

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Icicles, Yosemite Valley, 1965

Ansel Adams

Icicles, Yosemite Valley, 1965

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Madrone Bark, 1932

Ansel Adams

Madrone Bark, 1932

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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