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)
Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 18, 2001

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Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

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Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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Portfolio IV, What Majestic Word, In Memory of...

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Portfolio IV, What Majestic Word, In Memory of...

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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The Pass, Sierra Nevada, 1940–1949

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The Pass, Sierra Nevada, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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Saguaro cactus, sunrise, Arizona, 1946–1946

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Saguaro cactus, sunrise, Arizona, 1946–1946

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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The Atlantic, clearing storm, Arcadia..., 1949–1949

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The Atlantic, clearing storm, Arcadia..., 1949–1949

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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Sentinel Rock, winter dusk, Yosemite..., 1944–1944

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Sentinel Rock, winter dusk, Yosemite..., 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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Winnowing grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1929–1929

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Winnowing grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1929–1929

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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Saratoga Library, California, 1930–1939

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Saratoga Library, California, 1930–1939

Sale Date: April 5, 2001

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: March 9, 2001

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Nevada Falls, Rainbow, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

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Nevada Falls, Rainbow, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

Sale Date: February 20, 2001

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Portrait of Edward Weston and his camera in a...

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Portrait of Edward Weston and his camera in a...

Sale Date: February 1, 2001

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Antelope House ruin, Canyon de Chelley..., 1942–1942

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Antelope House ruin, Canyon de Chelley..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Silverton, Colorado, 1951–1951

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Silverton, Colorado, 1951–1951

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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White post and spandrel, Columbia,..., 1953–1953

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White post and spandrel, Columbia,..., 1953–1953

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley

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Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1940–1949

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1940–1949

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Yosemite Valley, California, 1947–1947

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Yosemite Valley, California, 1947–1947

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Alders, Prairie Creek Beach, Northern..., 1949–1949

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Alders, Prairie Creek Beach, Northern..., 1949–1949

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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

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

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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White Stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936–1936

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White Stump, Sierra Nevada, California, 1936–1936

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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