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

Ansel Adams

Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, , 1948

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1959

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1959

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1948

Ansel Adams

Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1948

Sale Date: November 6, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1947

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1947

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Mexican Boy, Owens Valley, 1940

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Mexican Boy, Owens Valley, 1940

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Manzanar War Relocation Center (four works), 1943

Ansel Adams

Manzanar War Relocation Center (four works), 1943

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Morning, Merced River, Yosemite National..., 1950

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Morning, Merced River, Yosemite National..., 1950

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Forest and Stream, Northern California, from , 1959

Ansel Adams

Forest and Stream, Northern California, from , 1959

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Branches in Snow, 1932, printed 1959, 1932

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Branches in Snow, 1932, printed 1959, 1932

Sale Date: October 22, 2022

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Portrait - Girl, probably 1950's, 1950–1959

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Portrait - Girl, probably 1950's, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 26, 2022

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Untitled, probably 1950's, 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Untitled, probably 1950's, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 26, 2022

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Mr. and Mrs. William E. Colby, Big Sur,..., 1956

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Mr. and Mrs. William E. Colby, Big Sur,..., 1956

Sale Date: October 26, 2022

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Sunset, Timber Cove Inn, California, 1960

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Sunset, Timber Cove Inn, California, 1960

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Leaves, Glacier Bay, Alaska (two photographs , 1948

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Glacier Bay, Alaska (two photographs , 1948

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Milestone Mountain, 1928

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Milestone Mountain, 1928

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Sentinel Rock and Yosemite Valley from..., 1923

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Sentinel Rock and Yosemite Valley from..., 1923

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Portrait of Henry Miller, 1959

Ansel Adams

Portrait of Henry Miller, 1959

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Spires of St. Peter and Paul Church,..., 1940–1949

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Spires of St. Peter and Paul Church,..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Upper Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite..., 1946

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Upper Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite..., 1946

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Autumn Storm near Penasco, New Mexico, 1959

Ansel Adams

Autumn Storm near Penasco, New Mexico, 1959

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

Ansel Adams

Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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