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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Gerry Shape, Ouray, Colorado, pl.5, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Gerry Shape, Ouray, Colorado, pl.5, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Cape Cod gravestone, 1937–1937

Ansel Adams

Cape Cod gravestone, 1937–1937

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Portfolio VII, 1932–1976

Ansel Adams

Portfolio VII, 1932–1976

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, pl.10, 1939–1939

Ansel Adams

Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, pl.10, 1939–1939

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On the heights, 1926–1926

Ansel Adams

On the heights, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Parmelian prints of the High Sierras, 1920–1927

Ansel Adams

Parmelian prints of the High Sierras, 1920–1927

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Portfolio three: Yosemite Valley, 1927–1956

Ansel Adams

Portfolio three: Yosemite Valley, 1927–1956

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Mono Lake, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Mono Lake, 1950–1950

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Portfolio four: What majestic word, in..., 1940–1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio four: What majestic word, in..., 1940–1963

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Mount Williamson, from Manzanar, 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Mount Williamson, from Manzanar, 1944–1944

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Edward Weston, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Edward Weston, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939–1939

Ansel Adams

Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Fern spring, dusk, 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

Fern spring, dusk, 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Portfolio VI, 1932–1953

Ansel Adams

Portfolio VI, 1932–1953

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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The white post, 1953–1953

Ansel Adams

The white post, 1953–1953

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Western landscape views, 1923–1925

Ansel Adams

Western landscape views, 1923–1925

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Cypress and fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967–1967

Ansel Adams

Cypress and fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Dawn, autumn, Great Smokey Mountains..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Dawn, autumn, Great Smokey Mountains..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Stump and mist, Northern Cascades,..., 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Stump and mist, Northern Cascades,..., 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 7, 1998

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Kearsarge Pinnacles

Ansel Adams

Kearsarge Pinnacles

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

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