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)
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome,..., 1926–1926

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome,..., 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Merced River, Yosemite

Ansel Adams

Merced River, Yosemite

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Wood flame, detail, 1936–1936

Ansel Adams

Wood flame, detail, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Clouds above Golden Canyon, Death..., 1946–1946

Ansel Adams

Clouds above Golden Canyon, Death..., 1946–1946

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Grasses in Rain, Glacier Bay National..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Grasses in Rain, Glacier Bay National..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Grass and pool, 1959–1959

Ansel Adams

Grass and pool, 1959–1959

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter,..., 1938–1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, winter,..., 1938–1938

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Rails and jet trails, Roseville,..., 1953–1953

Ansel Adams

Rails and jet trails, Roseville,..., 1953–1953

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Nevada Falls, rainbow, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Nevada Falls, rainbow, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Lodgepole pines, Lyell Fork of the..., 1923–1923

Ansel Adams

Lodgepole pines, Lyell Fork of the..., 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Untitled (Windows), 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Untitled (Windows), 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 15, 2000

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Sunset, Inn Point Timber Cove, California

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Sunset, Inn Point Timber Cove, California

Sale Date: May 10, 2000

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, winter, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, winter, 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Sale Date: May 4, 2000

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, pl.6, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, northern New Mexico, pl.6, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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Portfolio IV - What majestic word

Ansel Adams

Portfolio IV - What majestic word

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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Portfolio VII

Ansel Adams

Portfolio VII

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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Wheels (San Frimeijar or Mariposa?), 1934–1934

Ansel Adams

Wheels (San Frimeijar or Mariposa?), 1934–1934

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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