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)
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Boards and thistles, 1932

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Boards and thistles, 1932

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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El Capitan - Yosemite (+ Yosemite Falls , 1930–1939

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El Capitan - Yosemite (+ Yosemite Falls , 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Trees, Castle Rock, California (+ 2..., 1944–1963

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Trees, Castle Rock, California (+ 2..., 1944–1963

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Manzanar, 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Manzanar, 1944

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Portfolio two: The National Parks &..., 1950

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Portfolio two: The National Parks &..., 1950

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Parmelian prints of the High Sierras..., 1920–1929

Ansel Adams

Parmelian prints of the High Sierras..., 1920–1929

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Monolith, the face of half-dome, 1927

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Monolith, the face of half-dome, 1927

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Maroon bells, near Aspen, Colorado, pl. 3..., 1951

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Maroon bells, near Aspen, Colorado, pl. 3..., 1951

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939

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Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, 1959

Ansel Adams

Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, 1959

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Sun and fog, Tomales Bay, CA. (+ 3..., 1936–1968

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Sun and fog, Tomales Bay, CA. (+ 3..., 1936–1968

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Rail and fence, Tetons, 1965

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Rail and fence, Tetons, 1965

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Forest floor, Yosemite Valley, California, 1950

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Forest floor, Yosemite Valley, California, 1950

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Half Dome and moon, 1960

Ansel Adams

Half Dome and moon, 1960

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada from the Owens , 1944

Ansel Adams

Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada from the Owens , 1944

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, 1939

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, 1939

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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White stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936

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White stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Mud hills, Arizona, 1947

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Mud hills, Arizona, 1947

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Petroglyphs, Utah, 1958

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Petroglyphs, Utah, 1958

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Forest and stream, Northern California, 1959

Ansel Adams

Forest and stream, Northern California, 1959

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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