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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Manley Beacon from Golden Canyon, Death..., 1952

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Manley Beacon from Golden Canyon, Death..., 1952

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Trees and cliffs of Eagle Peak, winter,..., 1935

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Trees and cliffs of Eagle Peak, winter,..., 1935

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, 1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, 1944

Sale Date: April 18, 1996

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

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

Sale Date: March 9, 1996

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Monolith, the face of Half-Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

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Monolith, the face of Half-Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Sale Date: March 9, 1996

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Images 1923 - 1974

Ansel Adams

Images 1923 - 1974

Sale Date: March 3, 1996

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite Valley, California

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Oak tree, snowstorm, Yosemite Valley, California

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Forest detail, winter, Yosemite National Park,...

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Forest detail, winter, Yosemite National Park,...

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,...

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,...

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Dawn, autumn, Great Smokey Mountain National , 1950

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Dawn, autumn, Great Smokey Mountain National , 1950

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park

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Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park,...

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Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park,...

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Jeffrey pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National...

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Jeffrey pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National...

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Mirror Lake

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Mirror Lake

Sale Date: March 1, 1996

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park

Sale Date: February 22, 1996

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Yosemite and the range of light

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Yosemite and the range of light

Sale Date: December 17, 1995

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1948–1963

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1948–1963

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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San Francisco from Twin Peaks, 1946

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San Francisco from Twin Peaks, 1946

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Clouds, north of Point Reyes, 1964

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Clouds, north of Point Reyes, 1964

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Tomales Bay, 1964

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Tomales Bay, 1964

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Road and fence, Point Reyes, 1964

Ansel Adams

Road and fence, Point Reyes, 1964

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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