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)
San Francisco from Red Mountain, 1933–1934

Ansel Adams

San Francisco from Red Mountain, 1933–1934

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Castle Rock, Summit Road above Saratoga,..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Castle Rock, Summit Road above Saratoga,..., 1963

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Detail, interior Trampas Church, New Mexico, 1960

Ansel Adams

Detail, interior Trampas Church, New Mexico, 1960

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Sentinel Rock, winter dusk, Yosemite..., 1944

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Sentinel Rock, winter dusk, Yosemite..., 1944

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Barn, N.D.

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Barn, N.D.

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Two peaks, Cathedral Spires, 1935

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Two peaks, Cathedral Spires, 1935

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point, 1932

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Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point, 1932

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Big Sur, California, 1955

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Big Sur, California, 1955

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1955

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1955

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Dead tree, Sunset Crater, National Monument, , 1942

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Dead tree, Sunset Crater, National Monument, , 1942

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, plate 10

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, plate 10

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Untitled (High Sierras), 1923

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Untitled (High Sierras), 1923

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Apsens, Northern New Mexico, 1965

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Apsens, Northern New Mexico, 1965

Sale Date: December 15, 2007

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1975

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1975

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, 1945

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, 1945

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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High Country Crags and Moon, Sunrise, Kings..., 1935

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High Country Crags and Moon, Sunrise, Kings..., 1935

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Forest floor, Glacier National Park, Montana, 1948

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Forest floor, Glacier National Park, Montana, 1948

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, 1927

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Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, 1927

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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