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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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1960

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1960

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

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Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

Sale Date: November 13, 2007

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In the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, 1935

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In the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, 1935

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

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

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

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

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Half dome and moon, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Half dome and moon, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

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Point Sur, storm, Monterey Coast, California, 1950

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Point Sur, storm, Monterey Coast, California, 1950

Sale Date: October 17, 2007

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Soledad, 1958

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Soledad, 1958

Sale Date: October 15, 2007

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Portfolio four - what majestic word, in..., 1963

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Portfolio four - what majestic word, in..., 1963

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

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Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942

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Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

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Yosemite Valley (portfolio of 16), 1960

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Yosemite Valley (portfolio of 16), 1960

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1936

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Forest and stream, Northern California, 1959

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Forest and stream, Northern California, 1959

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1938

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Tenaya Creek, spring rain, 1948

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Tenaya Creek, spring rain, 1948

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park,..., 1948

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From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, 1948

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, 1948

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Political signs and circus posters, San..., 1931

Ansel Adams

Political signs and circus posters, San..., 1931

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Rose and driftwood, San Francisco, 1932

Ansel Adams

Rose and driftwood, San Francisco, 1932

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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