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)
Monolith, Face of Half Dome, 1926, 1926

Ansel Adams

Monolith, Face of Half Dome, 1926, 1926

Sale Date: August 23, 2022

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Portrait of Witter Bynner, 1956

Ansel Adams

Portrait of Witter Bynner, 1956

Sale Date: August 10, 2022

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Manzanar War Relocation Center (six works), 1943

Ansel Adams

Manzanar War Relocation Center (six works), 1943

Sale Date: August 10, 2022

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Ferns, Valley Floor, Yosemite, 1948

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Ferns, Valley Floor, Yosemite, 1948

Sale Date: August 10, 2022

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: August 10, 2022

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"Lake Tenaya" (1902-1984)

Sale Date: July 24, 2022

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原框签名《优山美地的冬天》附与藏家通信

Ansel Adams

原框签名《优山美地的冬天》附与藏家通信

Sale Date: July 23, 2022

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1938

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Seven Portraits from the Manzanar War..., 1943

Ansel Adams

Seven Portraits from the Manzanar War..., 1943

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Winter Morning, Yosemite Valley, California..., 1969

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Winter Morning, Yosemite Valley, California..., 1969

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1984

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1984

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Two gelatin silver prints

Ansel Adams

Two gelatin silver prints

Sale Date: June 28, 2022

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Indian Property near Palm Springs, Cal, 1935

Ansel Adams

Indian Property near Palm Springs, Cal, 1935

Sale Date: June 21, 2022

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Cathedral Spires and Rocks, Late Afternoon,..., 1949

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Cathedral Spires and Rocks, Late Afternoon,..., 1949

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Taos, Pueblo (Facsimile Edition, complete..., 1930

Ansel Adams

Taos, Pueblo (Facsimile Edition, complete..., 1930

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite National..., 1983

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Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite National..., 1983

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Mt. Williamson from Manzanar, Sierra Nevada, , 1944

Ansel Adams

Mt. Williamson from Manzanar, Sierra Nevada, , 1944

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

Ansel Adams

Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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