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, the Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Church and gate, 1962

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Church and gate, 1962

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter (+ Jeffrey..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter (+ Jeffrey..., 1938

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California (+..., 1948

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California (+..., 1948

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Valley view from Wawona Tunnel, 1936

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Valley view from Wawona Tunnel, 1936

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Mudhills, Arizona, pl. 2 (from Portfolio V), 1947

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Mudhills, Arizona, pl. 2 (from Portfolio V), 1947

Sale Date: February 12, 2005

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Selected images (4 works, from..., 1940–1949

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Selected images (4 works, from..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Lake Tenaya, 1946

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Lake Tenaya, 1946

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1945

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Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1945

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Selected images of Grand Teton and..., 1940–1959

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Selected images of Grand Teton and..., 1940–1959

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White Stump, 1936

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White Stump, 1936

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Monolith, the Face of Half-Dome (from..., 1927

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Monolith, the Face of Half-Dome (from..., 1927

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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The Teton Range and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942

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The Teton Range and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942

Sale Date: February 15, 2005

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, 1945

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, 1945

Sale Date: February 14, 2005

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New Church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1930

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New Church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1930

Sale Date: February 14, 2005

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Still Life, San Francisco, 1932

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Still Life, San Francisco, 1932

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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Half Dome Merced River, winter; Yosemite Falls;...

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Half Dome Merced River, winter; Yosemite Falls;...

Sale Date: November 30, 2004

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Ferns on the floor of Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Ferns on the floor of Yosemite Valley, 1948

Sale Date: October 30, 2004

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Untitled (4 special edition works), 1960–1978

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Untitled (4 special edition works), 1960–1978

Sale Date: October 19, 2004

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: October 19, 2004

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Death Valley, California--Storm sunrise, 1937

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Death Valley, California--Storm sunrise, 1937

Sale Date: October 19, 2004

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961

Sale Date: October 19, 2004

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