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)
Antelope house ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942

Ansel Adams

Antelope house ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942

Sale Date: April 18, 1997

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Winter sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Winter sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Sierra Nevada, Winter, from the Owens..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada, Winter, from the Owens..., 1944

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from the..., 1944

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from the..., 1944

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Pine forest in snow, Yosemite National Park, , 1933

Ansel Adams

Pine forest in snow, Yosemite National Park, , 1933

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Autumn, cliff, Yosemite Valley, 1939

Ansel Adams

Autumn, cliff, Yosemite Valley, 1939

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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St. Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1950

Ansel Adams

St. Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1950

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail

Sale Date: March 27, 1997

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1970

Ansel Adams

Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1970

Sale Date: March 14, 1997

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Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern Spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, 1961

Sale Date: March 13, 1997

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National...

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National...

Sale Date: January 2, 1997

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Presidential portfolio

Ansel Adams

Presidential portfolio

Sale Date: November 7, 1996

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Portfolio IV, what majestic world, 1940–1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio IV, what majestic world, 1940–1963

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Sundown, the pacific, Carmel highlands,..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Sundown, the pacific, Carmel highlands,..., 1936

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Church at Ranchos de Taos, 1929

Ansel Adams

Church at Ranchos de Taos, 1929

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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Mexican grandmother near Pescadero,..., 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

Mexican grandmother near Pescadero,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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