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)
Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras

Ansel Adams

Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1940–1949

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951–1951

Ansel Adams

Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951–1951

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Tuolumne meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Tuolumne meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Road after rain, Northern California, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Road after rain, Northern California, 1960–1960

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Still life, San Francisco, California, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

Still life, San Francisco, California, 1932–1932

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite..., 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Portfolio V

Ansel Adams

Portfolio V

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Teklanika River, Mount McKinley..., 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Teklanika River, Mount McKinley..., 1947–1947

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948–1948

Sale Date: January 17, 2001

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Images 1923-1974, 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

Images 1923-1974, 1961–1961

Sale Date: December 12, 2000

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Yosemite Valley, Bridal Veil Falls, 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley, Bridal Veil Falls, 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 24, 2000

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Storm surf, Timber Cove, California, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Storm surf, Timber Cove, California, 1960–1960

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946–1946

Ansel Adams

Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946–1946

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Skis, Yosemite, 1929–1929

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Skis, Yosemite, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point, 1932–1932

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Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand , 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand , 1942–1942

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Leaves, Mills College, California, 1931–1931

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Mills College, California, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Big Sur, California, 1955–1955

Ansel Adams

Big Sur, California, 1955–1955

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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