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)
Oak tree, rain, Sonoma County, California, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Oak tree, rain, Sonoma County, California, 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Taos pueblo

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Taos pueblo

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944–1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944–1944

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River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite Valley, , 1939–1939

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River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite Valley, , 1939–1939

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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The Atlantic, Schoodic Point, Acadia..., 1949–1949

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The Atlantic, Schoodic Point, Acadia..., 1949–1949

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Oak tree in snow storm, Yosemite..., 1950–1959

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Oak tree in snow storm, Yosemite..., 1950–1959

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1948–1948

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1948–1948

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Portfolio one

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Portfolio one

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 17, 2002

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Half Dome - Yosemite, 1932–1932

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Half Dome - Yosemite, 1932–1932

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Autumn - Yosemite (Tree and sentinel..., 1936–1936

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Autumn - Yosemite (Tree and sentinel..., 1936–1936

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Mirror Lake - Yosemite, 1936–1936

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Mirror Lake - Yosemite, 1936–1936

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Winter - Yosemite (Locust trees in snow), 1929–1929

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Winter - Yosemite (Locust trees in snow), 1929–1929

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Autumn - Yosemite, 1936–1936

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Autumn - Yosemite, 1936–1936

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Mariposa big trees - Yosemite, a study..., 1930–1939

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Mariposa big trees - Yosemite, a study..., 1930–1939

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At Chinese camp, California (Church door), 1944–1944

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At Chinese camp, California (Church door), 1944–1944

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Half Dome - Winter - Yosemite..., 1927–1927

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Half Dome - Winter - Yosemite..., 1927–1927

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Winter - Yosemite (Icicles at the..., 1930–1935

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Winter - Yosemite (Icicles at the..., 1930–1935

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Sleigh team - Yosemite, 1936–1936

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Sleigh team - Yosemite, 1936–1936

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Ski lodge - Yosemite

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Ski lodge - Yosemite

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Sentinel Dome - Yosemite, 1930–1939

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Sentinel Dome - Yosemite, 1930–1939

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada,..., 1959–1959

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada,..., 1959–1959

Sale Date: April 17, 2002

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Ghost Ranch Hills, Chama Valley, New..., 1937–1937

Ansel Adams

Ghost Ranch Hills, Chama Valley, New..., 1937–1937

Sale Date: April 17, 2002

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