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)
Redwood tree in the snow, 1946–1946

Ansel Adams

Redwood tree in the snow, 1946–1946

Sale Date: October 7, 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: June 26, 1997

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: June 26, 1997

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Sunrise, Mt. Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

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Sunrise, Mt. Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: June 26, 1997

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Monolith, the face of Half Dome, 1927–1927

Sale Date: June 26, 1997

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A man of Taos, pl. III

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A man of Taos, pl. III

Sale Date: June 26, 1997

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Taking a break, pack trip in the High Sierra, 1938

Ansel Adams

Taking a break, pack trip in the High Sierra, 1938

Sale Date: May 31, 1997

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University of California, Berkeley

Ansel Adams

University of California, Berkeley

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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El Capitan, 1930

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El Capitan, 1930

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Yosemite Falls, 1930

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Yosemite Falls, 1930

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Portfolio Six

Ansel Adams

Portfolio Six

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Half dome from the Merced River, winter

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Half dome from the Merced River, winter

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Hills and sheep, Sonoma County

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Hills and sheep, Sonoma County

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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San Francisco from San Bruno Mountains

Ansel Adams

San Francisco from San Bruno Mountains

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Charred and live trees on eastern side of the...

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Charred and live trees on eastern side of the...

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Poems

Ansel Adams

Poems

Sale Date: April 25, 1997

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Castle rock, Summit road above Saratoga, 1933

Ansel Adams

Castle rock, Summit road above Saratoga, 1933

Sale Date: April 23, 1997

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South House (Hlaukwima) and church gate, Taos, 1929

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South House (Hlaukwima) and church gate, Taos, 1929

Sale Date: April 19, 1997

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Trees and cliffs in winter, Eagle Peak,..., 1955

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Trees and cliffs in winter, Eagle Peak,..., 1955

Sale Date: April 19, 1997

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1959

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Rushing water, Merced River, 1959

Sale Date: April 19, 1997

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Mt. Williamson, the Sierra Nevada, 1944

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Mt. Williamson, the Sierra Nevada, 1944

Sale Date: April 18, 1997

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Julian Martinez, 1928

Ansel Adams

Julian Martinez, 1928

Sale Date: April 18, 1997

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Ansel Adams

Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Sale Date: April 18, 1997

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: April 18, 1997

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