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)
Tree in snow, Yosemite, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

Tree in snow, Yosemite, 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Hawaii, moon and TV antennas, 1955–1955

Ansel Adams

Hawaii, moon and TV antennas, 1955–1955

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Christos, Mission San Xavier del Bac

Ansel Adams

Christos, Mission San Xavier del Bac

Sale Date: May 2, 2001

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Trädstubbe

Ansel Adams

Trädstubbe

Sale Date: May 2, 2001

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Foam on water in motion, 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

Foam on water in motion, 1961–1961

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

Ansel Adams

Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Pasture, Sonoma County, California, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Pasture, Sonoma County, California, 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Grafitti, Rockport, California, 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

Grafitti, Rockport, California, 1961–1961

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Carved tombstone, Indian cemetery,..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Carved tombstone, Indian cemetery,..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, pl.10, 1939–1939

Ansel Adams

Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, pl.10, 1939–1939

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite..., 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite..., 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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El Capitan, winter, Yosemite National..., 1968–1968

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El Capitan, winter, Yosemite National..., 1968–1968

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Oaks in snow, Yosemite Point, Yosemite..., 1935–1935

Ansel Adams

Oaks in snow, Yosemite Point, Yosemite..., 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Windmill spinning, Aermotor, Owens..., 1935–1935

Ansel Adams

Windmill spinning, Aermotor, Owens..., 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Boards and thistles, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

Boards and thistles, 1932–1932

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 18, 2001

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 18, 2001

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 18, 2001

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2001

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