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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 10, 2006

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Moonrise at Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise at Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: November 10, 2006

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Antelope House Ruin, Cañon de Chelley,..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Antelope House Ruin, Cañon de Chelley,..., 1942

Sale Date: October 25, 2006

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Laurel Hill Cemetery, San Francisco, 1933

Ansel Adams

Laurel Hill Cemetery, San Francisco, 1933

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Orchard, Portola Valley, California, 1940

Ansel Adams

Orchard, Portola Valley, California, 1940

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Ascent of the Lost Arrow, Yosemite Valley, 1947

Ansel Adams

Ascent of the Lost Arrow, Yosemite Valley, 1947

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, Yosemite, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, winter, Yosemite, 1938

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Black cross, San Luis Obisbo, 1960–1963

Ansel Adams

Black cross, San Luis Obisbo, 1960–1963

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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White post and spandrel, Columbia, California, 1953

Ansel Adams

White post and spandrel, Columbia, California, 1953

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Forest and stream, California, 1959

Ansel Adams

Forest and stream, California, 1959

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Latch and chain, Mineral King, California, 1932

Ansel Adams

Latch and chain, Mineral King, California, 1932

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Owens Valley, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

Owens Valley, 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Chapel near Hernandez, New Mexico, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

Chapel near Hernandez, New Mexico, 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Ansel Adams

Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Mudhills, Arizona (from V), 1947

Ansel Adams

Mudhills, Arizona (from V), 1947

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California..., 1960

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Fossil - ammonite, 1951

Ansel Adams

Fossil - ammonite, 1951

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Image of Yosemite (+ 4 others; 5 works), 1940–1960

Ansel Adams

Image of Yosemite (+ 4 others; 5 works), 1940–1960

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite, 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite, 1927

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Tetons , 1942

Ansel Adams

The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Tetons , 1942

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

Auction Closed

Sunrise, Mt. Mckinley, 1947

Ansel Adams

Sunrise, Mt. Mckinley, 1947

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Nevada Fall, rainbow (+ 2 others; 3 works..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Nevada Fall, rainbow (+ 2 others; 3 works..., 1960

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

Auction Closed

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