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)
Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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In the Mariposa grove of giant sequoias, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

In the Mariposa grove of giant sequoias, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Moon and half dome, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and half dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: November 4, 2000

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Thunderstorm, Great Plains, Cimarron,..., 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

Thunderstorm, Great Plains, Cimarron,..., 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Door, 1939–1939

Ansel Adams

Door, 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Oak trees, rain, Sonoma County Ranch, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Oak trees, rain, Sonoma County Ranch, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley (1927-56)

Ansel Adams

Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley (1927-56)

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1946–1946

Ansel Adams

Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1946–1946

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Derivation, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Derivation, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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The National Parks & Monuments, 1942–1949

Ansel Adams

The National Parks & Monuments, 1942–1949

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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White gravestone, Laurel Hill Cemetary, , 1933–1933

Ansel Adams

White gravestone, Laurel Hill Cemetary, , 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Half Dome - Winter - Yosemite Valley, 1938–1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome - Winter - Yosemite Valley, 1938–1938

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley, California

Ansel Adams

Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley, California

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

Auction Closed

Forest and stream, Northern California, , 1959–1959

Ansel Adams

Forest and stream, Northern California, , 1959–1959

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument,..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument,..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

Auction Closed

The Teton Range and the Snake River, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

The Teton Range and the Snake River, 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

Auction Closed

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

Auction Closed

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