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)
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, , 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, , 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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Silverton, Colorado, pl.4, 1951–1951

Ansel Adams

Silverton, Colorado, pl.4, 1951–1951

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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Mount Dana, Tioga Lake, 1965–1965

Ansel Adams

Mount Dana, Tioga Lake, 1965–1965

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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Interior, Sanctuario de Chimayo, New..., 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Interior, Sanctuario de Chimayo, New..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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Bodie, California, 1938–1938

Ansel Adams

Bodie, California, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

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Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier , 1968–1968

Sale Date: April 7, 1998

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: April 6, 1998

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Landscape, 1925–1926

Ansel Adams

Landscape, 1925–1926

Sale Date: April 6, 1998

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Trailside, Alaska, 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Trailside, Alaska, 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 6, 1998

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Maroon bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951–1951

Ansel Adams

Maroon bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951–1951

Sale Date: April 6, 1998

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961–1961

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961–1961

Sale Date: December 5, 1997

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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Rocks, water and sun-glint, Tenaya Lake,...

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Rocks, water and sun-glint, Tenaya Lake,...

Sale Date: November 25, 1997

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El Capitán, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

El Capitán, 1960–1969

Sale Date: November 20, 1997

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount..., 1948–1948

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Brett Weston, 1950–1959

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Brett Weston, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Fort Ross and sea from upper road, 1964–1964

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Fort Ross and sea from upper road, 1964–1964

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Mudhills, Arizona, pl.2, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Mudhills, Arizona, pl.2, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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