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)
CEMETERY STATUE AND OIL WELLS, LONG BEACH,..., 1942

Ansel Adams

CEMETERY STATUE AND OIL WELLS, LONG BEACH,..., 1942

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

WHITE HOUSE RUINS, CANYON DE CHELLE NATIONAL , 1942

Ansel Adams

WHITE HOUSE RUINS, CANYON DE CHELLE NATIONAL , 1942

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST REDWOODS, 1960

Ansel Adams

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST REDWOODS, 1960

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

CASTLE ROCK, SUMMIT ROAD ABOVE SARATOGA,..., 1963

Ansel Adams

CASTLE ROCK, SUMMIT ROAD ABOVE SARATOGA,..., 1963

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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DUNES, OCEANO, CALIFORNIA, 1963

Ansel Adams

DUNES, OCEANO, CALIFORNIA, 1963

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

MT. WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA FROM MANZANAR, , 1944

Ansel Adams

MT. WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA FROM MANZANAR, , 1944

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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VERNAL FALL, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1948

Ansel Adams

VERNAL FALL, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1948

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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WHITE POST AND SPANDREL, 1948

Ansel Adams

WHITE POST AND SPANDREL, 1948

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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DETAIL, HAWAIIAN FOREST, 1947

Ansel Adams

DETAIL, HAWAIIAN FOREST, 1947

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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ELDRIDGE T. SPENCER, STANFORD..., 1950–1959

Ansel Adams

ELDRIDGE T. SPENCER, STANFORD..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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FROZEN LAKE AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1927

Ansel Adams

FROZEN LAKE AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1927

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

Auction Closed

THE NORTH PALISADES, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1934

Ansel Adams

THE NORTH PALISADES, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1934

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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SENTINEL ROCK, YOSEMITE, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

SENTINEL ROCK, YOSEMITE, 1930–1939

Sale Date: November 21, 1993

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Aspen Grove

Ansel Adams

Aspen Grove

Sale Date: October 23, 1993

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Untitled

Ansel Adams

Untitled

Sale Date: October 23, 1993

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ASPENS, NEW MEXICO (1958), 1974

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NEW MEXICO (1958), 1974

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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WISTERIA ARBOR, ATHERTON, CALIF., 1920–1930

Ansel Adams

WISTERIA ARBOR, ATHERTON, CALIF., 1920–1930

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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FROZEN LAKE AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1982

Ansel Adams

FROZEN LAKE AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1982

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

Auction Closed

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (1958)

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (1958)

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1941)

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1941)

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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TRAILSIDE, ALASKA (1947), 1950–1960

Ansel Adams

TRAILSIDE, ALASKA (1947), 1950–1960

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

Auction Closed

THE BLACK SUN, TUNGSTEN HILLS, OWENS VALLEY, , 1970

Ansel Adams

THE BLACK SUN, TUNGSTEN HILLS, OWENS VALLEY, , 1970

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

Auction Closed

MUDHILLS, ARIZONA (1947), 1970

Ansel Adams

MUDHILLS, ARIZONA (1947), 1970

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

Auction Closed

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