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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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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Snowy road in Yosemite, 1948

Ansel Adams

Snowy road in Yosemite, 1948

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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Northern California, 1959

Ansel Adams

Northern California, 1959

Sale Date: May 22, 2005

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Yosemite Falls (+ Forest; 2 works), 1973

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Yosemite Falls (+ Forest; 2 works), 1973

Sale Date: May 22, 2005

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Yosemite Falls and meadow, 1953

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Yosemite Falls and meadow, 1953

Sale Date: April 30, 2005

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The great white throne, Zion National Park,..., 1942

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The great white throne, Zion National Park,..., 1942

Sale Date: April 28, 2005

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, 1945

Ansel Adams

Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, 1945

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Grand Teton and Snake River, Wyoming, 1942

Ansel Adams

Grand Teton and Snake River, Wyoming, 1942

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Pine forest in snow, Yosemite National Park, , 1933

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Pine forest in snow, Yosemite National Park, , 1933

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, 1958

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Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, 1958

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Rancho de Taos Church, 1929

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Rancho de Taos Church, 1929

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Mount Williamson, the Sierra Nevada, from..., 1945

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Mount Williamson, the Sierra Nevada, from..., 1945

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Wall and fence, Mendocino, 1964

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Wall and fence, Mendocino, 1964

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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

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

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Storm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1938

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Storm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1938

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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

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

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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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: April 27, 2005

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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

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

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Thunder light, Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Ansel Adams

Thunder light, Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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