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)
View of wood-paneled den of modern..., 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

View of wood-paneled den of modern..., 1930–1939

Sale Date: April 24, 1995

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Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

Sand dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, California, 1962

Ansel Adams

Stream, sea, clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, California, 1962

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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San Francisco from San Bruno Mountain,..., 1953

Ansel Adams

San Francisco from San Bruno Mountain,..., 1953

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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The Bracebridge dinner, the Ahwahnee,..., 1938

Ansel Adams

The Bracebridge dinner, the Ahwahnee,..., 1938

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Ruins of old church, Taos Pueblo, 1929

Ansel Adams

Ruins of old church, Taos Pueblo, 1929

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Noon clouds, Glacier National Park, Montana, , 1942

Ansel Adams

Noon clouds, Glacier National Park, Montana, , 1942

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

White branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Storm over the Great Plains from Cimarron,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Storm over the Great Plains from Cimarron,..., 1960

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Sundown, the Pacific, Carmel Highlands,..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Sundown, the Pacific, Carmel Highlands,..., 1936

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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The Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park,..., 1944

Ansel Adams

The Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park,..., 1944

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Half-Dome blowing snow, Yosemite National..., 1955

Ansel Adams

Half-Dome blowing snow, Yosemite National..., 1955

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: April 6, 1995

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Portfolio I, 1938–1948

Ansel Adams

Portfolio I, 1938–1948

Sale Date: April 5, 1995

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Banner Peak at sunset from Thousand Island..., 1923

Ansel Adams

Banner Peak at sunset from Thousand Island..., 1923

Sale Date: April 4, 1995

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: April 4, 1995

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Ansel Adams

Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945

Sale Date: March 18, 1995

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Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: December 14, 1994

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White Stump, Sierra Nevada, California, pl. 9, 1936

Ansel Adams

White Stump, Sierra Nevada, California, pl. 9, 1936

Sale Date: December 14, 1994

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Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California,..., 1960

Sale Date: December 14, 1994

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