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)
Fern Spring, Dusk Yosemite Valley,..., 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern Spring, Dusk Yosemite Valley,..., 1961

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Mudhills, Arizona, 1947, 1947

Ansel Adams

Mudhills, Arizona, 1947, 1947

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Fence, c. 1932, 1932

Ansel Adams

Fence, c. 1932, 1932

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, , 1952

Ansel Adams

Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, , 1952

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite, National Park,..., 1958

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite, National Park,..., 1958

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Forest Floor, Yosemite Valley, California,..., 1950

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Forest Floor, Yosemite Valley, California,..., 1950

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Church at Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico,..., 1929–1930

Ansel Adams

Church at Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico,..., 1929–1930

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Winter, Forest Detail, Yosemite Valley, 1949, 1949

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Winter, Forest Detail, Yosemite Valley, 1949, 1949

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, , 1948

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, , 1948

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Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, California,..., 1957

Ansel Adams

Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, California,..., 1957

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Sierra Junipers, 1927, 1927

Ansel Adams

Sierra Junipers, 1927, 1927

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Forest and Stream, Northern California, 1959, 1959

Ansel Adams

Forest and Stream, Northern California, 1959, 1959

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Saguaro Cactus, Arizona, 1942, 1942

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Saguaro Cactus, Arizona, 1942, 1942

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Monolith,The Face of Half Dome Yosemite..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith,The Face of Half Dome Yosemite..., 1927

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Dummies, Columbia Movie Lot, Los Angeles,..., 1940

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Dummies, Columbia Movie Lot, Los Angeles,..., 1940

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Eggs in Bowl, San Francisco, California, c...., 1932

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Eggs in Bowl, San Francisco, California, c...., 1932

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Alfred Stieglitz at an American Place, New..., 1935

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Alfred Stieglitz at an American Place, New..., 1935

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Bodie (Ghost Town), California, 1938, 1938

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Bodie (Ghost Town), California, 1938, 1938

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Sequoia Roots, Mariposa Grove Yosemite..., 1950

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Sequoia Roots, Mariposa Grove Yosemite..., 1950

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Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, c...., 1947

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Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, c...., 1947

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada,..., 1959

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada,..., 1959

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Portfolio IV, What Majestic Word: In Memory..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio IV, What Majestic Word: In Memory..., 1963

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, , 1942

Ansel Adams

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, , 1942

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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