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)
Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Evening Clouds and Pool, East Side of the..., 1962

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Evening Clouds and Pool, East Side of the..., 1962

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, The Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, The Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Ruins of the Old Church, Taos Pueblo, 1929

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Ruins of the Old Church, Taos Pueblo, 1929

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Taos Pueblo, 1929

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Taos Pueblo, 1929

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Near Taos Pueblo, 1941

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Near Taos Pueblo, 1941

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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At Taos Pueblo, 1929

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At Taos Pueblo, 1929

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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The Rio Grande, Below Taos, 1941

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The Rio Grande, Below Taos, 1941

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Ranchos de Taos Church, 1942

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Ranchos de Taos Church, 1942

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Taos Pueblo, Church, 1942

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Taos Pueblo, Church, 1942

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Ranchos de Taos, Rear of Church, Storm, 1942

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Ranchos de Taos, Rear of Church, Storm, 1942

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Taos Pueblo, South House, 1941

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Taos Pueblo, South House, 1941

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

Sale Date: May 19, 2022

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MT WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, SIERRA NEVADA, 1979

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MT WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, SIERRA NEVADA, 1979

Sale Date: May 22, 2022

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Sunset, 1960

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Sunset, 1960

Sale Date: April 16, 2022

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, 1936

Sale Date: May 5, 2022

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA, 1960

Sale Date: May 5, 2022

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1927

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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Winter Sunrise, 1944

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Winter Sunrise, 1944

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, 1940, printed..., 1940

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, 1940, printed..., 1940

Sale Date: April 23, 2022

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Yosemite Falls, 1930–1969

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Yosemite Falls, 1930–1969

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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Madrone Bark, 1980

Ansel Adams

Madrone Bark, 1980

Sale Date: April 9, 2022

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