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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone..., 1942–1942

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Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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El Capitan, Sunrise, Winter Yosemite National...

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El Capitan, Sunrise, Winter Yosemite National...

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Skier, 1929–1929

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Skier, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1940–1949

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Ferns, Yosemite Valley

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Ferns, Yosemite Valley

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Cedar Trees, winter, Yosemite Valley, 1949–1949

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Cedar Trees, winter, Yosemite Valley, 1949–1949

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Water and foam, 1960–1960

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Water and foam, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Dawn, autumn, Great Smokey Mountains..., 1948–1948

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Dawn, autumn, Great Smokey Mountains..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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

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

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Dune, White Sands National Monument,..., 1942–1942

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Dune, White Sands National Monument,..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite..., 1960–1960

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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

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

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Portfolio VI, 1974–1974

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Portfolio VI, 1974–1974

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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White stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936–1936

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White stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake, 1923–1923

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Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake, 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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

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

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern..., 1960–1960

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Hulls, San Francisco, California, 1932–1932

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Hulls, San Francisco, California, 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Selected images, 1932–1951

Ansel Adams

Selected images, 1932–1951

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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