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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Portfolio IV, What majestic world, 1940–1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio IV, What majestic world, 1940–1963

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Pine forest in snow, Yosemite National..., 1933–1933

Ansel Adams

Pine forest in snow, Yosemite National..., 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Leaves, Glacier Bay National Monument, 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Glacier Bay National Monument, 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Old Faithful Geyser, late evening, pl.13, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Old Faithful Geyser, late evening, pl.13, 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Taos Pueblo: Photographed by Ansel..., 1930–1930

Ansel Adams

Taos Pueblo: Photographed by Ansel..., 1930–1930

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

Ansel Adams

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

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Half Dome blowing snow, pl.9, 1955–1955

Ansel Adams

Half Dome blowing snow, pl.9, 1955–1955

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The Pacific at sundown, 1950–1969

Ansel Adams

The Pacific at sundown, 1950–1969

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Skier, 1928–1928

Ansel Adams

Skier, 1928–1928

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Cape Cod gravestone, 1937–1937

Ansel Adams

Cape Cod gravestone, 1937–1937

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Alders, Prairie Creek Beach, northern..., 1949–1949

Ansel Adams

Alders, Prairie Creek Beach, northern..., 1949–1949

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Microwave Horns, Oakland-Berkeley Hills, 1950–1969

Ansel Adams

Microwave Horns, Oakland-Berkeley Hills, 1950–1969

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Banner Peak at sunset from the shore of , 1923–1923

Ansel Adams

Banner Peak at sunset from the shore of , 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Canyon de Chelley National Monument,..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Canyon de Chelley National Monument,..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944–1944

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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In the Owens Valley, California, 1937–1937

Ansel Adams

In the Owens Valley, California, 1937–1937

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Child in mountain meadow, Yosemite..., 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

Child in mountain meadow, Yosemite..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Fern Spring, dusk, 1961–1961

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Fern Spring, dusk, 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, pl.6, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, pl.6, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Orchard in bloom, Santa Clara Valley, 1950–1969

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Orchard in bloom, Santa Clara Valley, 1950–1969

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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Desert rocks, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Desert rocks, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 7, 1997

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Mount Clarence King, 1925–1926

Ansel Adams

Mount Clarence King, 1925–1926

Sale Date: October 7, 1997

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Dunes, Oceano, California, 1925–1926

Ansel Adams

Dunes, Oceano, California, 1925–1926

Sale Date: October 7, 1997

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