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)
Bridal Falls, Yosemite, 1949–1949

Ansel Adams

Bridal Falls, Yosemite, 1949–1949

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1963–1963

Ansel Adams

Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1963–1963

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: December 1, 2002

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Ferns

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Ferns

Sale Date: December 1, 2002

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Bridal Veil Fall, 1927–1927

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Bridal Veil Fall, 1927–1927

Sale Date: December 1, 2002

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Oak tree, snow storm, 1948–1948

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Oak tree, snow storm, 1948–1948

Sale Date: December 1, 2002

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Moon rise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1958–1958

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Moon rise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1958–1958

Sale Date: December 1, 2002

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The Golden Gate before the building of..., 1932–1932

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The Golden Gate before the building of..., 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 28, 2002

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, 1926–1926

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 16, 2002

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Grand Canyon, 1940–1940

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Grand Canyon, 1940–1940

Sale Date: November 16, 2002

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Yosemite Falls

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Yosemite Falls

Sale Date: November 10, 2002

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Yosemite Valley

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Yosemite Valley

Sale Date: November 10, 2002

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Ferns

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Ferns

Sale Date: November 10, 2002

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Half Dome, winter

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Half Dome, winter

Sale Date: November 10, 2002

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Moon over mountain

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Moon over mountain

Sale Date: November 10, 2002

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, pl.6

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, pl.6

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Stream, sea, clouds, 1962–1962

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Stream, sea, clouds, 1962–1962

Sale Date: November 2, 2002

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Old Faithful Geyser, late evening,..., 1942–1942

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Old Faithful Geyser, late evening,..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 27, 2002

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Forest, Castle Rock State Park, 1962–1962

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Forest, Castle Rock State Park, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 27, 2002

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Zabriski Point, Death Valley National..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Zabriski Point, Death Valley National..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 27, 2002

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Clearing winter storm, 1944–1944

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Clearing winter storm, 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Rushing water, Merced River, pl.13, 1955–1955

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Rushing water, Merced River, pl.13, 1955–1955

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Teklanika River, Mount McKinley..., 1947–1947

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Teklanika River, Mount McKinley..., 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Winter, forest detail, 1949–1949

Ansel Adams

Winter, forest detail, 1949–1949

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

Auction Closed

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