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)
Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944

Sale Date: February 14, 2007

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: February 14, 2007

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Basin Peak and the Buttermilk Country Road, 1940

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Basin Peak and the Buttermilk Country Road, 1940

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Yosemite from Inspiration Point, summer, 1936

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Yosemite from Inspiration Point, summer, 1936

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley (from..., 1948

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Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley (from..., 1948

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska..., 1948

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska..., 1948

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Dunes, Oceano, California (from Portfolio..., 1963

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Dunes, Oceano, California (from Portfolio..., 1963

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Northern California coast redwoods (from..., 1960

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Northern California coast redwoods (from..., 1960

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, 1960

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

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Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Fort Ross & sea from Upper Road, 1964

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Fort Ross & sea from Upper Road, 1964

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Hills Brothers coffee can with a..., 1969

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Hills Brothers coffee can with a..., 1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Panoramic view of Winter Morning, Yosemite..., 1969

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Panoramic view of Winter Morning, Yosemite..., 1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Lower Yosemite Fall, 1946

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Lower Yosemite Fall, 1946

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Moonrise, Hernandez, N.M., 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, N.M., 1941

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Dogwood, Yosemite, 1955–1959

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Dogwood, Yosemite, 1955–1959

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Poplars, Autumn, Bishop, California, 1955–1959

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Poplars, Autumn, Bishop, California, 1955–1959

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Old woman at Coyote, New Mexico, 1937

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Old woman at Coyote, New Mexico, 1937

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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

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

Sale Date: December 1, 2006

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Oak tree, snowstorm, 1948

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Oak tree, snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter - Yosemite..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter - Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1935

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1935

Sale Date: November 10, 2006

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