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)
Yosemite Falls, California, 1928–1928

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Falls, California, 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 8, 1999

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Moonrise over Hernandez, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Moonrise over Hernandez, 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Arches, North Court (mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

Ansel Adams

Arches, North Court (mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Ranch interior, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

Ranch interior, 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Untitled (Seascape), 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Untitled (Seascape), 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Moonrise over Hernandez, 1946–1948

Ansel Adams

Moonrise over Hernandez, 1946–1948

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Edward Weston, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Edward Weston, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Apple Orchard, winter Yosemite National , 1920–1920

Ansel Adams

Apple Orchard, winter Yosemite National , 1920–1920

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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The White Tombstone, San Francisco,..., 1934–1934

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The White Tombstone, San Francisco,..., 1934–1934

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Frozen lake and cliffs, 1932–1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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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 6, 1999

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Sentinel rock, clouds, Yosemite, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

Sentinel rock, clouds, Yosemite, 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Yosemite Valley from inspiration point, , 1940–1940

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Yosemite Valley from inspiration point, , 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Mt. Mckinley and Wonder Lake, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Mt. Mckinley and Wonder Lake, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Clearing winter storm, 1944–1944

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Clearing winter storm, 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Approaching storm near Flagstaff, Arizona, 1936–1936

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Approaching storm near Flagstaff, Arizona, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950–1950

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Nevada Dall Yosemite National Park, 1950–1950

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Nevada Dall Yosemite National Park, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Fresh snowfall, Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Fresh snowfall, Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 6, 1999

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Rear facade, church, Ranchos de Taos, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Rear facade, church, Ranchos de Taos, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 5, 1999

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome,..., 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome,..., 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 5, 1999

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