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)
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

Auction Closed

Political Signs and Circus Posters, San..., 1931

Ansel Adams

Political Signs and Circus Posters, San..., 1931

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

Auction Closed

Yosemite Falls, California, 1928

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Falls, California, 1928

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

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Gnarled Tree, 1952

Ansel Adams

Gnarled Tree, 1952

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

Auction Closed

Dr. Clarence Kennedy, Northampton, Mass., 1950

Ansel Adams

Dr. Clarence Kennedy, Northampton, Mass., 1950

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

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Edward Weston, 1952

Ansel Adams

Edward Weston, 1952

Sale Date: December 7, 1993

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FERNS, MAUI, HAWAII, 1947

Ansel Adams

FERNS, MAUI, HAWAII, 1947

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

ROAD WITH VIEW OF HALF DOME, 1927

Ansel Adams

ROAD WITH VIEW OF HALF DOME, 1927

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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EAST VIDETTE, 1923–1927

Ansel Adams

EAST VIDETTE, 1923–1927

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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OCEAN AND CLOUDS, 1931

Ansel Adams

OCEAN AND CLOUDS, 1931

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

JUNIPER, CLIFFS, AND RIVER, UPPER MERCED..., 1936

Ansel Adams

JUNIPER, CLIFFS, AND RIVER, UPPER MERCED..., 1936

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

METAMORPHIC ROCK, SIERRA FOOTHILLS, CALIFORNIA, 1945

Ansel Adams

METAMORPHIC ROCK, SIERRA FOOTHILLS, CALIFORNIA, 1945

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

CLEARING STORM, SONOMA COUNTY HILLS,..., 1951

Ansel Adams

CLEARING STORM, SONOMA COUNTY HILLS,..., 1951

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

DOROTHEA LANGE, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1965

Ansel Adams

DOROTHEA LANGE, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, 1965

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

GRASS AND BURNT STUMP, 1935

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GRASS AND BURNT STUMP, 1935

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

MOON OVER HALF DOME, 1960

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MOON OVER HALF DOME, 1960

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

NORTH DOME, BASKET DOME, MOUNT..., 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

NORTH DOME, BASKET DOME, MOUNT..., 1930–1939

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

SELECTED WORKS: THE MERNER HOUSE, 1927

Ansel Adams

SELECTED WORKS: THE MERNER HOUSE, 1927

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

MOUNT KING, 1923–1927

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MOUNT KING, 1923–1927

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

HALF DOME, YOSEMITE, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

HALF DOME, YOSEMITE, 1930–1939

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

ARROW PEAK, SIERRA NEVADA, 1932

Ansel Adams

ARROW PEAK, SIERRA NEVADA, 1932

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

EVENING CLOUD, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1936

Ansel Adams

EVENING CLOUD, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1936

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

ORCHARD, PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1940

Ansel Adams

ORCHARD, PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1940

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

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