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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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932–1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932–1932

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932–1932

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932–1932

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley,..., 1942–1942

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley,..., 1942–1942

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942–1942

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Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942–1942

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945–1945

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945–1945

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944–1944

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Mr. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1954–1954

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Mr. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1954–1954

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Edward Weston, 1945–1945

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Edward Weston, 1945–1945

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Golden Gate before the bridge, 1932–1932

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Golden Gate before the bridge, 1932–1932

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Merced River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite..., 1939–1939

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Merced River, cliffs, autumn, Yosemite..., 1939–1939

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The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942–1942

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The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand..., 1942–1942

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Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National..., 1943–1943

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Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National..., 1943–1943

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

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

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

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Moth and stump, Interglacial Forest,..., 1949–1949

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Moth and stump, Interglacial Forest,..., 1949–1949

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The edge of the Great Plains, Cimmaron, , 1950–1950

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The edge of the Great Plains, Cimmaron, , 1950–1950

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Portfolio IV, What majestic word, in..., 1940–1963

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Portfolio IV, What majestic word, in..., 1940–1963

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

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Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942–1942

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Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942–1942

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

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

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, 1944–1944

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Taos Pueblo

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Taos Pueblo

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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