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)
Carolyn Anspacher, San Francisco, 1930–1930

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Carolyn Anspacher, San Francisco, 1930–1930

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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In Yosemite Valley, 1932–1932

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In Yosemite Valley, 1932–1932

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1946–1946

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Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1946–1946

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Cedar tree and maple leaves, Yosemite..., 1960–1960

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Cedar tree and maple leaves, Yosemite..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Half dome, Yosemite valley, 1936–1936

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Half dome, Yosemite valley, 1936–1936

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950–1950

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950–1950

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Forest and stream, Lyell fork of the..., 1921–1921

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Forest and stream, Lyell fork of the..., 1921–1921

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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

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

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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White house ruin, Canyon de Chelley..., 1942–1942

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White house ruin, Canyon de Chelley..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Dawn, autumn forest, Great Smoky..., 1948–1948

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Dawn, autumn forest, Great Smoky..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Leaves - Mills College Campus, California, 1960–1969

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Leaves - Mills College Campus, California, 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1937–1937

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1937–1937

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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

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

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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José Martinez, 1920–1920

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José Martinez, 1920–1920

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County Monument, , 1951–1951

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Clearing storm, Sonoma County Monument, , 1951–1951

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Trailer camp children, 1944–1944

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Trailer camp children, 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Grass in rain, Glacier Bay National..., 1948–1948

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Grass in rain, Glacier Bay National..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Thunderstorm, near Cimarron, New Mexico, 1961–1961

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Thunderstorm, near Cimarron, New Mexico, 1961–1961

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Woman behind screen door, Independence, , 1944–1944

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Woman behind screen door, Independence, , 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Rose and driftwood, San Francisco, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

Rose and driftwood, San Francisco, 1932–1932

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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