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's Estate Rebukes Adobe for Selling A.I. Images in the Style of the Late Photographer

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The Secluded San Francisco Chalet of Ansel Adams, Legend of Landscape Photography, Has Hit the Market for $5 Million

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The Secluded San Francisco Chalet of Ansel Adams, Legend of Landscape Photography, Has Hit the Market for $5 Million
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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS, 1930–1939

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

Auction Closed

EL CAPITAN, WINTER SUNRISE, YOSEMITE..., 1968

Ansel Adams

EL CAPITAN, WINTER SUNRISE, YOSEMITE..., 1968

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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CHURCH AT RANCHOS DE TAOS, 1930

Ansel Adams

CHURCH AT RANCHOS DE TAOS, 1930

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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ZABRISKIE POINT, DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL..., 1942

Ansel Adams

ZABRISKIE POINT, DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL..., 1942

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1944

Ansel Adams

CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1944

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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SIERRA JUNIPERS, 1927

Ansel Adams

SIERRA JUNIPERS, 1927

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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FERNS, VALLEY FLOOR, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

FERNS, VALLEY FLOOR, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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YOSEMITE FALLS, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

YOSEMITE FALLS, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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THE SIERRA CLUB OUTING, 1929

Ansel Adams

THE SIERRA CLUB OUTING, 1929

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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EL CAPITAN, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

EL CAPITAN, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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TENAVA CREEK TOWARD MT. WATKINS, 1923

Ansel Adams

TENAVA CREEK TOWARD MT. WATKINS, 1923

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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MARION LAKE, 1927

Ansel Adams

MARION LAKE, 1927

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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SILVERTON, COLORADO, 1951

Ansel Adams

SILVERTON, COLORADO, 1951

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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PINNACLES, ALABAMA HILLS, OWENS VALLEY,..., 1945

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PINNACLES, ALABAMA HILLS, OWENS VALLEY,..., 1945

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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MONO LAKE, 1950

Ansel Adams

MONO LAKE, 1950

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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LYELL FORK MEADOWS, 1927

Ansel Adams

LYELL FORK MEADOWS, 1927

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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SUNRISE, MOUNT TOM, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1948

Ansel Adams

SUNRISE, MOUNT TOM, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1948

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

Auction Closed

PETROGLYPHS, MONUMENT VALLEY, UTAH, 1958

Ansel Adams

PETROGLYPHS, MONUMENT VALLEY, UTAH, 1958

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

Auction Closed

MONOLITH, THE FACE OF HALF DOME, 1927

Ansel Adams

MONOLITH, THE FACE OF HALF DOME, 1927

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

Auction Closed

Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 20, 1994

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What Majestic Word, 1963

Ansel Adams

What Majestic Word, 1963

Sale Date: March 24, 1994

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Ansel Adams Center

After Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams Center

Sale Date: February 11, 1994

Auction Closed

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