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)
Rose and driftwood, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

Rose and driftwood, 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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Snow scene in Yosemite, 1948–1949

Ansel Adams

Snow scene in Yosemite, 1948–1949

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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The Golden Gate - San Francisco, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

The Golden Gate - San Francisco, 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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Fern spring, dusk - Yosemite Valley, CA, 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

Fern spring, dusk - Yosemite Valley, CA, 1961–1961

Sale Date: July 20, 2003

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: June 26, 2003

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Lake Tenaya, 1946–1946

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Lake Tenaya, 1946–1946

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Bridalveil Fall, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Bridalveil Fall, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Winter, forest detail, 1949–1949

Ansel Adams

Winter, forest detail, 1949–1949

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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El Capitan

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El Capitan

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Mirror Lake, 1937–1937

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake, 1937–1937

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel

Ansel Adams

Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Oaktree snowstorm, 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree snowstorm, 1948–1948

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Yosemite Falls

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Yosemite Falls

Sale Date: May 22, 2003

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Windmill spinning (Aermotor) Owens..., 1935–1935

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Windmill spinning (Aermotor) Owens..., 1935–1935

Sale Date: May 21, 2003

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Grand Teton from Jackson Lake, 1940–1940

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Grand Teton from Jackson Lake, 1940–1940

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Death Valley-California storm sunrise

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Death Valley-California storm sunrise

Sale Date: April 29, 2003

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Vineyard views, 1959–1959

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Vineyard views, 1959–1959

Sale Date: April 26, 2003

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Aging casks with visitors' gallery, 1959–1959

Ansel Adams

Aging casks with visitors' gallery, 1959–1959

Sale Date: April 26, 2003

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Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, 1929–1929

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Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, 1929–1929

Sale Date: April 25, 2003

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Walbridge Ranch, Northern California, 1930–1930

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Walbridge Ranch, Northern California, 1930–1930

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Yosemite in snow, 1933–1933

Ansel Adams

Yosemite in snow, 1933–1933

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Yosemite Valley, summer, 1935–1935

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley, summer, 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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