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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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 22, 2006

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Still life with egg slicer, San Francisco,..., 1932

Ansel Adams

Still life with egg slicer, San Francisco,..., 1932

Sale Date: April 22, 2006

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Sale Date: April 22, 2006

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2005

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Great White Throne, Zion National Park, Utah, 1942

Ansel Adams

Great White Throne, Zion National Park, Utah, 1942

Sale Date: February 16, 2006

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Jeffrey pines, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey pines, 1940–1949

Sale Date: February 16, 2006

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Alfred Stieglitz at his gallery, 1938

Ansel Adams

Alfred Stieglitz at his gallery, 1938

Sale Date: February 16, 2006

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Dunes, sunrise, Death Valley, 1948

Ansel Adams

Dunes, sunrise, Death Valley, 1948

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Snow-covered pine forest, Yosemite National..., 1933

Ansel Adams

Snow-covered pine forest, Yosemite National..., 1933

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

Ansel Adams

Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, 1945

Ansel Adams

Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, 1945

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Mexican girl, Pescadero, California, 1958

Ansel Adams

Mexican girl, Pescadero, California, 1958

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Siesta Lake Yosemite National Park, California, 1958

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Siesta Lake Yosemite National Park, California, 1958

Sale Date: December 13, 2005

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Teklanika River, Mount McKinley National..., 1947

Ansel Adams

Teklanika River, Mount McKinley National..., 1947

Sale Date: December 13, 2005

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Dorothy Norman, 1940–1949

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Dorothy Norman, 1940–1949

Sale Date: November 24, 2005

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Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 20, 2005

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Trees and snow (+ Church, Bodega Bay,..., 1959

Ansel Adams

Trees and snow (+ Church, Bodega Bay,..., 1959

Sale Date: October 20, 2005

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Clearing winter storm, 1959

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, 1959

Sale Date: October 20, 2005

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1958

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1958

Sale Date: October 20, 2005

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Jeffrey pines, Sentinel Dome, 1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey pines, Sentinel Dome, 1940

Sale Date: October 20, 2005

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Sale Date: November 1, 2005

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