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)
The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

Ansel Adams

The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Monolith, Half Dome, 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, Half Dome, 1927

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Wind, 1919

Ansel Adams

Wind, 1919

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Tenaya Canyon, Washington Column - Half Dome , 1924

Ansel Adams

Tenaya Canyon, Washington Column - Half Dome , 1924

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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On the heights (+ Rock formations; 2 works), 1926

Ansel Adams

On the heights (+ Rock formations; 2 works), 1926

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Yosemite Valley, summer, Yosemite..., 1935–1936

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Yosemite Valley, summer, Yosemite..., 1935–1936

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Skiier (+ Skis, Yosemite, larger; 2..., 1929–1930

Ansel Adams

Skiier (+ Skis, Yosemite, larger; 2..., 1929–1930

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Oak tree, sunset, 1962

Ansel Adams

Oak tree, sunset, 1962

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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El Capitan - Winter from my camera in..., 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

El Capitan - Winter from my camera in..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Brassai, Yosemite, 1973

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Brassai, Yosemite, 1973

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

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Santuario de Chimayo, New Mexico, 1960–1969

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Santuario de Chimayo, New Mexico, 1960–1969

Sale Date: May 30, 2007

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: May 25, 2007

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Moon and half dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and half dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: May 25, 2007

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Mt. Leconte, autumn, Great Smokey Mountain..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Mt. Leconte, autumn, Great Smokey Mountain..., 1948

Sale Date: May 25, 2007

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Upper Yosemite Falls, spring

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Upper Yosemite Falls, spring

Sale Date: May 25, 2007

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Pasture, Sonoma County hills, California, 1951

Ansel Adams

Pasture, Sonoma County hills, California, 1951

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, 1927

Ansel Adams

Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, 1927

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. Maclure, Yosemite National , 1936

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. Maclure, Yosemite National , 1936

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Ansel Adams

Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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