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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Orchard, Santa Clara Valley, California, 1951

Ansel Adams

Orchard, Santa Clara Valley, California, 1951

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Rose and driftwood, San Francisco, 1932

Ansel Adams

Rose and driftwood, San Francisco, 1932

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Mt. Mckinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1947

Ansel Adams

Mt. Mckinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1947

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Sentillation, Merced River, 1955

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Sentillation, Merced River, 1955

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Cedar tree, winter, Yosemite Valley, 1935

Ansel Adams

Cedar tree, winter, Yosemite Valley, 1935

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone Pine), 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada (from Lone Pine), 1944

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Winter Yosemite Valley, 1930

Ansel Adams

Winter Yosemite Valley, 1930

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Snowbank, Owens Valley, 1962

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Snowbank, Owens Valley, 1962

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Old store front near Clayton, California, 1965

Ansel Adams

Old store front near Clayton, California, 1965

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Untitled - Mushroom forest floor, 1950

Ansel Adams

Untitled - Mushroom forest floor, 1950

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Hull, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1964

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Hull, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1964

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Oaks in snow, Yosemite Point, Yosemite..., 1935

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Oaks in snow, Yosemite Point, Yosemite..., 1935

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Near Corral de Tierra, 1977

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Near Corral de Tierra, 1977

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Tuolumne River, 1940–1949

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Tuolumne River, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, 1944

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1958

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Mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1958

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

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Rocks and limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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El Capitan, 1952

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El Capitan, 1952

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Portfolio three - Yosemite Valley (portfolio , 1960

Ansel Adams

Portfolio three - Yosemite Valley (portfolio , 1960

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

Auction Closed

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