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)
Bridalveil fall, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Bridalveil fall, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Trees and cliffs of Eagle Peak, winter, , 1935–1935

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Trees and cliffs of Eagle Peak, winter, , 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Leaf pattern, Glacier Bay national..., 1948–1948

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Leaf pattern, Glacier Bay national..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Mormon temple, Manti, Utah

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Mormon temple, Manti, Utah

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Alfred Stieglitz at an American place, 1935–1935

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Alfred Stieglitz at an American place, 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Northern California coast redwoods, pl. , 1960–1960

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Northern California coast redwoods, pl. , 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Half dome, blowing snow, Yosemite..., 1955–1955

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Half dome, blowing snow, Yosemite..., 1955–1955

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Moon and half dome, 1960–1960

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Moon and half dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

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Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Canyon De Chelly, Arizona, 1942–1942

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Canyon De Chelly, Arizona, 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Cattle run, Cienega, San Benito County,...

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Cattle run, Cienega, San Benito County,...

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Trees and cliffs of Eagle Peak, Winter, , 1935–1935

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Trees and cliffs of Eagle Peak, Winter, , 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Forest and stream, Lyell Fork of the..., 1921–1921

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Forest and stream, Lyell Fork of the..., 1921–1921

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Icicles, Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite..., 1934–1934

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Icicles, Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite..., 1934–1934

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950–1950

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950–1950

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Ruins of the old church, Taos Pueblo, 1929–1930

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Ruins of the old church, Taos Pueblo, 1929–1930

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Silverton, Colorado, 1951–1951

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Silverton, Colorado, 1951–1951

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemeite , 1950–1950

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemeite , 1950–1950

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite..., 1939–1939

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River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite..., 1939–1939

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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

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

Sale Date: January 25, 2003

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Forest detail, winter, Yosemite, 1949–1949

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Forest detail, winter, Yosemite, 1949–1949

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Morning mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Morning mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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