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)
Snow in orchard, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Snow in orchard, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932–1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932–1932

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National..., 1948–1948

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite National..., 1948–1948

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Upper Yosemite Falls - Spring, 1940–1949

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Upper Yosemite Falls - Spring, 1940–1949

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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White branches, Mono Lake, California,..., 1950–1950

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White branches, Mono Lake, California,..., 1950–1950

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948–1948

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948–1948

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Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

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Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Boards and thistles, pl. 3, 1932–1932

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Boards and thistles, pl. 3, 1932–1932

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Kaweah Gap,..., 1932–1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Kaweah Gap,..., 1932–1932

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White tombstone, San Francisco, 1936–1936

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White tombstone, San Francisco, 1936–1936

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

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

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

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

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, 1959–1959

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, 1959–1959

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Icicles, Yosemite

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Icicles, Yosemite

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945–1945

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945–1945

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Gerry Sharpe, Ouray, Colorado, pl. 5, 1958–1958

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Gerry Sharpe, Ouray, Colorado, pl. 5, 1958–1958

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Monolith, the face half dome, 1926–1956

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Monolith, the face half dome, 1926–1956

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Forest, early morning, Mount Rainier National Park

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Forest, early morning, Mount Rainier National Park

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Edward Weston - Carmel, Calif., 1950–1950

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Edward Weston - Carmel, Calif., 1950–1950

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Clearing winter storm, 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, 1944–1944

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Interior of Tumacacori Mission,..., 1952–1952

Ansel Adams

Interior of Tumacacori Mission,..., 1952–1952

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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