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)
Oaktree, snowstorm (+ Yosemite Falls,..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, snowstorm (+ Yosemite Falls,..., 1948

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Woman behind screen door, independence,..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Woman behind screen door, independence,..., 1944

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Ferns, Yosemite National Park, California, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

Ferns, Yosemite National Park, California, 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Oaktree, snowstorm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, snowstorm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Ansel Adams

Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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The Golden Gate before the bridge, San..., 1932

Ansel Adams

The Golden Gate before the bridge, San..., 1932

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Yosemite (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1948–1968

Ansel Adams

Yosemite (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1948–1968

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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El Capitan - Winter, 1950

Ansel Adams

El Capitan - Winter, 1950

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Yosemite Valley (6 works from Portfolio , 1927–1956

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley (6 works from Portfolio , 1927–1956

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Locust trees in snow, Yosemite Valley, 1929

Ansel Adams

Locust trees in snow, Yosemite Valley, 1929

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Snow covered tree (+ Mount Clarence..., 1925–1929

Ansel Adams

Snow covered tree (+ Mount Clarence..., 1925–1929

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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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 12, 2005

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sequoia..., 1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sequoia..., 1932

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Untitled (+ 19 others; 20 works), 1929

Ansel Adams

Untitled (+ 19 others; 20 works), 1929

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1926

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1926

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 12, 2005

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