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)
White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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River and Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, 1939

Ansel Adams

River and Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, 1939

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Half Dome, Oaks, Autumn, Yosemite, 1938

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Half Dome, Oaks, Autumn, Yosemite, 1938

Sale Date: April 11, 2008

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, California, 1950

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, California, 1950

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Eagle Peak, Middle Brother, Winter, Yosemite , 1960

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Eagle Peak, Middle Brother, Winter, Yosemite , 1960

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The Black Giant, Muir Pass, Sierra Nevada, 1930

Ansel Adams

The Black Giant, Muir Pass, Sierra Nevada, 1930

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Lake Precipice, Frozen Lake and Cliffs,..., 1932

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Lake Precipice, Frozen Lake and Cliffs,..., 1932

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Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras (18..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras (18..., 1927

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Oak Tree, Winter, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Oak Tree, Winter, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Sentinel Rock, Winter, Yosemite Valley,..., 1944

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Sentinel Rock, Winter, Yosemite Valley,..., 1944

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944

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Boards and thistles, 1932

Ansel Adams

Boards and thistles, 1932

Sale Date: April 7, 2008

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Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Ansel Adams

Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Yosemite Valley (Yosemite Valley, summer), 1935–1936

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Yosemite Valley (Yosemite Valley, summer), 1935–1936

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Half Dome and moon, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Ansel Adams

Half Dome and moon, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Winter, Yosemite (Icicles at the..., 1930–1939

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Winter, Yosemite (Icicles at the..., 1930–1939

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Aspens, New Mexico (Vertical), 1958

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Aspens, New Mexico (Vertical), 1958

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, Calif, 1960

Ansel Adams

Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, Calif, 1960

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1938

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1938

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Maroon bells, near Aspen, Colorado (pl.3..., 1951

Ansel Adams

Maroon bells, near Aspen, Colorado (pl.3..., 1951

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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