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)
Sundown, the Pacific, 1953–1953

Ansel Adams

Sundown, the Pacific, 1953–1953

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley, 1927–1956

Ansel Adams

Portfolio III, Yosemite Valley, 1927–1956

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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What majestic word, in memory of..., 1940–1943

Ansel Adams

What majestic word, in memory of..., 1940–1943

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Forest, Castle Rock State Park,..., 1962–1962

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Forest, Castle Rock State Park,..., 1962–1962

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Monolith - Half Dome, 1927–1927

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Monolith - Half Dome, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 3, 2000

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Yosemite barn, 1935–1935

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Yosemite barn, 1935–1935

Sale Date: April 3, 2000

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Castle Rock, Summit Road above..., 1963–1963

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Castle Rock, Summit Road above..., 1963–1963

Sale Date: April 3, 2000

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Tree, stump and mist, Northern..., 1958–1958

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Tree, stump and mist, Northern..., 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 3, 2000

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Half Dome from Glacier Point, 1927

Ansel Adams

Half Dome from Glacier Point, 1927

Sale Date: April 3, 2000

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Trailside, Alaska, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Trailside, Alaska, 1947–1947

Sale Date: February 14, 2000

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Trees, Ililouette Ridge, Yosemite..., 1945–1945

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Trees, Ililouette Ridge, Yosemite..., 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 26, 1999

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Sierra Nevada, winter evening, 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada, winter evening, 1944–1944

Sale Date: November 26, 1999

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Self-portrait - Shadow on rock,..., 1959–1959

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Self-portrait - Shadow on rock,..., 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Oak tree, Santa Barbara, 1945–1945

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Oak tree, Santa Barbara, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 6, 1999

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Young oaks in snow, Yosemite, 1938–1938

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Young oaks in snow, Yosemite, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 6, 1999

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Forest detail, winter, Yosemite, 1949–1949

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Forest detail, winter, Yosemite, 1949–1949

Sale Date: November 6, 1999

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Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico

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Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico

Sale Date: November 4, 1999

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Ice on Ellory Lake

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Ice on Ellory Lake

Sale Date: November 4, 1999

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948–1948

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 8, 1999

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Autumn morning, Mercer River Canyon,..., 1944–1944

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Autumn morning, Mercer River Canyon,..., 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 8, 1999

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern..., 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 8, 1999

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands,..., 1945–1945

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands,..., 1945–1945

Sale Date: October 8, 1999

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 8, 1999

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