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 Artworks

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Tiburon church, 1964

Ansel Adams

Tiburon church, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Storm over ocean, Timber Cove, 1964

Ansel Adams

Storm over ocean, Timber Cove, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Interior of church, Mendocino, 1964

Ansel Adams

Interior of church, Mendocino, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter, Yosemite, 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, winter, Yosemite, 1938

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Chapel, Fort Ross, 1964

Ansel Adams

Chapel, Fort Ross, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Paul Masson Vineyards, Saratoga,..., 1958–1959

Ansel Adams

Paul Masson Vineyards, Saratoga,..., 1958–1959

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Ansel Adams

Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Hull of wrecked ship, Drakes Bay, 1964

Ansel Adams

Hull of wrecked ship, Drakes Bay, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Coast, Timber Cove, 1964

Ansel Adams

Coast, Timber Cove, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Storm over ocean, Timber Cove, 1964

Ansel Adams

Storm over ocean, Timber Cove, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Eucalyptus, Fort Ross, 1964

Ansel Adams

Eucalyptus, Fort Ross, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Portfolio III: Yosemite Valley, 1927–1956

Ansel Adams

Portfolio III: Yosemite Valley, 1927–1956

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Eucalyptus, Fort Ross, 1964

Ansel Adams

Eucalyptus, Fort Ross, 1964

Sale Date: July 25, 1996

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Clearing winter storm, 1944

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Clearing winter storm, 1944

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. Maclure, Yosemite National , 1936

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. Maclure, Yosemite National , 1936

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, 1960

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge, Yosemite..., 1947

Ansel Adams

Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge, Yosemite..., 1947

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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Shadow Lake, Sierra Nevada, 1935–1939

Ansel Adams

Shadow Lake, Sierra Nevada, 1935–1939

Sale Date: April 24, 1996

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White post and spandrel, pl.7, 1953

Ansel Adams

White post and spandrel, pl.7, 1953

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Storm, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Ansel Adams

Storm, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Maroon bells, pl.3, 1951

Ansel Adams

Maroon bells, pl.3, 1951

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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