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)
Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

Sale Date: October 7, 2022

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: October 7, 2022

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951, 1951

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Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951, 1951

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Grasses in Shallow Pool, Sierra Nevada, c...., 1935

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Grasses in Shallow Pool, Sierra Nevada, c...., 1935

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Cathedral Rock with Flowers, Yosemite; The..., 1930

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Cathedral Rock with Flowers, Yosemite; The..., 1930

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Unicorn Peak and Thunderclouds, Yosemite..., 1969

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Unicorn Peak and Thunderclouds, Yosemite..., 1969

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Westport Post Office, California, 1964

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Westport Post Office, California, 1964

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Westport, California, 1964

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Westport, California, 1964

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Snag near Scotia, Mendico, California, 1938

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Snag near Scotia, Mendico, California, 1938

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Redwood Rings, 1964

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Redwood Rings, 1964

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Masonic Lodge, Mendocino, California, 1964

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Masonic Lodge, Mendocino, California, 1964

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Swan Redwood, 1964

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Swan Redwood, 1964

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Monterey County Coastline, California, 1951

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Monterey County Coastline, California, 1951

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National...

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National...

Sale Date: September 21, 2022

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Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge

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Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge

Sale Date: September 16, 2022

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Madrone Bark, 1980

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Madrone Bark, 1980

Sale Date: August 26, 2022

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

Sale Date: August 18, 2022

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