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)
Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958–1963

Ansel Adams

Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958–1963

Sale Date: November 13, 1994

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: November 13, 1994

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Leaf, Glacier Bay Nat. Monument, Alaska, 1948–1950

Ansel Adams

Leaf, Glacier Bay Nat. Monument, Alaska, 1948–1950

Sale Date: November 13, 1994

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Sequoia roots, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, 1950

Ansel Adams

Sequoia roots, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, 1950

Sale Date: November 13, 1994

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LEAVES, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, 1949

Ansel Adams

LEAVES, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, 1949

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE..., 1944

Ansel Adams

WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE..., 1944

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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SAND DUNES, SUNRISE, DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL..., 1948

Ansel Adams

SAND DUNES, SUNRISE, DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL..., 1948

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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EL CAPITAN, MORNING, WINTER, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1968

Ansel Adams

EL CAPITAN, MORNING, WINTER, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1968

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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MT. WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA FROM MANZANAR, , 1944

Ansel Adams

MT. WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA FROM MANZANAR, , 1944

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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'MT. ROBSON' (FROM MT. RESPLENDENT, MT...., 1928

Ansel Adams

'MT. ROBSON' (FROM MT. RESPLENDENT, MT...., 1928

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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MOON AND HALF DOME, 1960

Ansel Adams

MOON AND HALF DOME, 1960

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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HALF-DOME, BLOWING SNOW, 1955

Ansel Adams

HALF-DOME, BLOWING SNOW, 1955

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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The Grand Canyon from Hopi Point, Arizona, 1940

Ansel Adams

The Grand Canyon from Hopi Point, Arizona, 1940

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Moon and Clouds, 1959

Ansel Adams

Moon and Clouds, 1959

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Portfolio three, Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

Portfolio three, Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Orchard, Winter From Yosemite Valley,..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Orchard, Winter From Yosemite Valley,..., 1940

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National..., 1950

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, 1947

Ansel Adams

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, 1947

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Portfolio two, The National Parks &..., 1941–1949

Ansel Adams

Portfolio two, The National Parks &..., 1941–1949

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Orchard in Rain, Sonoma County, Hilly..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Orchard in Rain, Sonoma County, Hilly..., 1960

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Half Dome, Thunder Cloud, 1956

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Thunder Cloud, 1956

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

Auction Closed

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