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)
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1963–1963

Ansel Adams

Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1963–1963

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Bridal Falls, Yosemite, 1949–1949

Ansel Adams

Bridal Falls, Yosemite, 1949–1949

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Moonrise over Hernandez, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise over Hernandez, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Monolith - Face of Halfdome, Yosemite, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith - Face of Halfdome, Yosemite, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 15, 2002

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Monolith - Half Dome, Yosemite, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith - Half Dome, Yosemite, 1927–1927

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Ghost Ranch Hills, Northern New Mexico, 1937–1937

Ansel Adams

Ghost Ranch Hills, Northern New Mexico, 1937–1937

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Snow covered pine forest, Yosemite, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

Snow covered pine forest, Yosemite, 1940–1940

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Still-life, San Francisco, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

Still-life, San Francisco, 1932–1932

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1963

Ansel Adams

Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1963

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands,..., 1945–1945

Ansel Adams

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands,..., 1945–1945

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley,..., 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley,..., 1961–1961

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Classic head, 1930–1930

Ansel Adams

Classic head, 1930–1930

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Trees, Ililouette Ridge, Yosemite..., 1945–1945

Ansel Adams

Trees, Ililouette Ridge, Yosemite..., 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 29, 2001

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Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1947–1947

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Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1947–1947

Sale Date: November 13, 2001

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What majestic word, 1940–1963

Ansel Adams

What majestic word, 1940–1963

Sale Date: November 13, 2001

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 24, 2001

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940–1940

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 24, 2001

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Iron Cross, Cemetary, Mission San..., 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Iron Cross, Cemetary, Mission San..., 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 24, 2001

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 24, 2001

Auction Closed

Fern Springs, dusk, Yosemite National..., 1961–1961

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Fern Springs, dusk, Yosemite National..., 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

Auction Closed

Woldbridge Ranch, Sonoma CA, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

Woldbridge Ranch, Sonoma CA, 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

Auction Closed

Noon clouds, Glacier National Park,..., 1942–1950

Ansel Adams

Noon clouds, Glacier National Park,..., 1942–1950

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

Auction Closed

St. Francis' Church, Sunset, Rare..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

St. Francis' Church, Sunset, Rare..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

Auction Closed

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