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)
Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1937

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1937

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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Still Life (plate 6 from Portfolio VI), 1932

Ansel Adams

Still Life (plate 6 from Portfolio VI), 1932

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Moon and Half Dome

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Moon and Half Dome

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Moonrise from Glacier Point

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Moonrise from Glacier Point

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

Auction Closed

Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite, 1948, 1948

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Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite, 1948, 1948

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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Pipes and Gauges, West Virginia, 1939

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Pipes and Gauges, West Virginia, 1939

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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Woman Behind Screen Door, Independence,..., 1944

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Woman Behind Screen Door, Independence,..., 1944

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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White Stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936

Ansel Adams

White Stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

Auction Closed

Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

Auction Closed

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

Auction Closed

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

Auction Closed

Moon and Half Dome - Yosemite National Park, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome - Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

Auction Closed

Half Dome, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, 1938

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

Auction Closed

Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, 1959

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, 1959

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Merced Lake Country (Yosemite National Park), 1938

Ansel Adams

Merced Lake Country (Yosemite National Park), 1938

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

Auction Closed

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