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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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Mt. McKinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1947

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Mt. McKinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1947

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Mirror Lake, 1935

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Mirror Lake, 1935

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

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

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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St. Francis Church, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico, 1929

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St. Francis Church, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico, 1929

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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Selected images (5 works from Portfolio Two)

Ansel Adams

Selected images (5 works from Portfolio Two)

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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

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

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944

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Fresh snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

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Fresh snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Grand Teton National Park and..., 1940–1959

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Grand Teton National Park and..., 1940–1959

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Moon over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1960

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Moon over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1960

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Jeffrey Pines, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

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Jeffrey Pines, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

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Trailside, near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

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Trailside, near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Dunes, hazy sun, White Sands National Park..., 1941

Ansel Adams

Dunes, hazy sun, White Sands National Park..., 1941

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Selected plates (4 works from Portfolio , 1945–1960

Ansel Adams

Selected plates (4 works from Portfolio , 1945–1960

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Emerald Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, 1933

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Emerald Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, 1933

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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El Capitan, winter, Yosemite National..., 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, winter, Yosemite National..., 1950–1950

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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