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)
Sequoia roots, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Sequoia roots, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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

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

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

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Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Half Dome blowing snow, Yosemite National Park, 1955

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Half Dome blowing snow, Yosemite National Park, 1955

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1938

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California..., 1920

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California..., 1920

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1938

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Oak tree snow storm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

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Oak tree snow storm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

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Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley, National..., 1948

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley, National..., 1948

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Moon and half dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

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Moon and half dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

Sale Date: March 4, 2008

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Tree, stump, mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1960

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Tree, stump, mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1960

Sale Date: February 7, 2008

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Landscape, Yosemite, 1928

Ansel Adams

Landscape, Yosemite, 1928

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Landscape, Yosemite (+ another; 2 works), 1928

Ansel Adams

Landscape, Yosemite (+ another; 2 works), 1928

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Moon over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1960

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Milestone mountain, 1928

Ansel Adams

Milestone mountain, 1928

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Orchard, early spring near Stanford..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Orchard, early spring near Stanford..., 1963

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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