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)
Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1936–1936

Ansel Adams

Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1936–1936

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, 1942–1942

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Church in Spanish-American town,..., 1938–1938

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Church in Spanish-American town,..., 1938–1938

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Grand Teton from Jackson Lake, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

Grand Teton from Jackson Lake, 1940–1940

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Bridal Falls, Yosemite, 1949–1949

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Bridal Falls, Yosemite, 1949–1949

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Water and foam, Yosemite Valley, 1955–1955

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Water and foam, Yosemite Valley, 1955–1955

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Charles Sheeler, portrait, 1954–1954

Ansel Adams

Charles Sheeler, portrait, 1954–1954

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Portfolio VII, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

Portfolio VII, 1932–1932

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox,..., 1937–1937

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Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox,..., 1937–1937

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Gerry Sharpe, 1952–1958

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Gerry Sharpe, 1952–1958

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Icicles at the Awahnee Hotel, 1930–1935

Ansel Adams

Icicles at the Awahnee Hotel, 1930–1935

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939–1939

Ansel Adams

Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939–1939

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, T.H., 1948–1948

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Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, T.H., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944–1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

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Sierra Nevada, Mount Williamson from..., 1944–1944

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Sierra Nevada, Mount Williamson from..., 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

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The National Parks and Monuments, 1950–1950

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The National Parks and Monuments, 1950–1950

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

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Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

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Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

Auction Closed

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