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)
Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1945–1945

Ansel Adams

Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1945–1945

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On the heights, Glacier Point

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On the heights, Glacier Point

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite..., 1944–1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite..., 1944–1944

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The Golden Gate before the bridge, San..., 1932–1932

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The Golden Gate before the bridge, San..., 1932–1932

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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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Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950–1950

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Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950–1950

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Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone..., 1942–1942

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Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone..., 1942–1942

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Mt. Le Conte, Great Smokey Mountain..., 1948–1948

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Mt. Le Conte, Great Smokey Mountain..., 1948–1948

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Storm, Acadia National Park, 1949–1949

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Storm, Acadia National Park, 1949–1949

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White branch, Mono Lake, California, pl.1, 1950–1950

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White branch, Mono Lake, California, pl.1, 1950–1950

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

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

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In Monument Valley, late evening, 1950–1950

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In Monument Valley, late evening, 1950–1950

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Tree, mist, Great Smokey Mountain..., 1948–1948

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Tree, mist, Great Smokey Mountain..., 1948–1948

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Boards and thistles, pl.3, 1932–1932

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Boards and thistles, pl.3, 1932–1932

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Banner Peak - Thousand Island Lake, 1923–1923

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Banner Peak - Thousand Island Lake, 1923–1923

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Moon and clouds, Nothern California, 1959–1959

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Moon and clouds, Nothern California, 1959–1959

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Untitled, 1932–1976

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Untitled, 1932–1976

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Mount Williamson, from Manzanar,..., 1944–1944

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Mount Williamson, from Manzanar,..., 1944–1944

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Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley, , 1945–1945

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Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley, , 1945–1945

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, pl.6, 1958–1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, pl.6, 1958–1958

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950–1950

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950–1950

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Portfolio 3: Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

Portfolio 3: Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

Sale Date: April 28, 1999

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Massachusetts Women's Defense Corps, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Massachusetts Women's Defense Corps, 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 27, 1999

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