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)
Frozen lake and cliffs, the Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Ansel Adams

Frozen lake and cliffs, the Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Sale Date: October 11, 2005

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Moonrise from Glacier Point (+ 2..., 1927–1949

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point (+ 2..., 1927–1949

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El Capitan, winter, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, winter, 1940–1949

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Oak tree, snowstorm, 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak tree, snowstorm, 1948

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Old Church at China Camp, California, 1940

Ansel Adams

Old Church at China Camp, California, 1940

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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

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

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

Ansel Adams

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

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

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Tree, stump and mist, Northern Cascades,..., 1958

Ansel Adams

Tree, stump and mist, Northern Cascades,..., 1958

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Trees and snow (+ 4 others; 5 works,..., 1933–1956

Ansel Adams

Trees and snow (+ 4 others; 5 works,..., 1933–1956

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Valley view from Wawona Tunnel, 1935

Ansel Adams

Valley view from Wawona Tunnel, 1935

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, 1938

Sale Date: October 11, 2005

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Panoramic view of Winter morning, Yosemite..., 1969

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Panoramic view of Winter morning, Yosemite..., 1969

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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What majestic word, in memory of Russell..., 1963

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What majestic word, in memory of Russell..., 1963

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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El Capitan, morning, 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, morning, 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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Rain Forest, Kilauea Area, Hawaii National..., 1948

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Rain Forest, Kilauea Area, Hawaii National..., 1948

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

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Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

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Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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Mount Lyell and Mount McClure, Yosemite..., 1936

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Mount Lyell and Mount McClure, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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