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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Storm over ocean, Timber Cove, 1964

Ansel Adams

Storm over ocean, Timber Cove, 1964

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Gravestone, Mendocino, 1964

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Gravestone, Mendocino, 1964

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Old ranch house, sheep, fog near Mendocino, 1964

Ansel Adams

Old ranch house, sheep, fog near Mendocino, 1964

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Trinidad Beach, 1964

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Trinidad Beach, 1964

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Elk, Prairie Creek Beach, 1964

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Elk, Prairie Creek Beach, 1964

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Time and the maiden, atop Masonic temple,..., 1964

Ansel Adams

Time and the maiden, atop Masonic temple,..., 1964

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The Redwood Empire Collection, 1950–1969

Ansel Adams

The Redwood Empire Collection, 1950–1969

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Muir Beach, 1964

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Muir Beach, 1964

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General Vallejo's home, Sonoma, 1964

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General Vallejo's home, Sonoma, 1964

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Vineyards, Napa area, 1964

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Vineyards, Napa area, 1964

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Bodega Church road, 1953

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Bodega Church road, 1953

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Eucalyptus, Fort Ross, 1964

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Eucalyptus, Fort Ross, 1964

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Alders, Prairie Creek, 1949

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Alders, Prairie Creek, 1949

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Old stove, Timber Cove, 1964

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Old stove, Timber Cove, 1964

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Road into sun, north coast, 1960

Ansel Adams

Road into sun, north coast, 1960

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Grass, reeds, water, near Little River, 1964

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Grass, reeds, water, near Little River, 1964

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, 1960

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, 1960

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Bell, church, Ferndale, 1964

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Bell, church, Ferndale, 1964

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Sunset, Prairie Creek Beach, 1964

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Sunset, Prairie Creek Beach, 1964

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Boards and white paint, Point Arena, 1964

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Boards and white paint, Point Arena, 1964

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Wave and log, Dry Lagoon, 1964

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Wave and log, Dry Lagoon, 1964

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Tree tops, 1964

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Tree tops, 1964

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West Cliffs and Point Arena, 1964

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West Cliffs and Point Arena, 1964

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East Cliffs, Point Arena, 1964

Ansel Adams

East Cliffs, Point Arena, 1964

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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