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)
ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1970

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944–1970

Ansel Adams

WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

MOUNT WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944–1970

Ansel Adams

MOUNT WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

EDWARD WESTON, CARMEL HIGHLANDS,..., 1945–1974

Ansel Adams

EDWARD WESTON, CARMEL HIGHLANDS,..., 1945–1974

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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THE TETONS AND SNAKE RIVER, GRAND TETON , 1942–1970

Ansel Adams

THE TETONS AND SNAKE RIVER, GRAND TETON , 1942–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE VALLEY

Ansel Adams

MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE VALLEY

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1947–1963

Ansel Adams

TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1947–1963

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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FERN SPRING, DUSK, 1961–1974

Ansel Adams

FERN SPRING, DUSK, 1961–1974

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944–1955

Ansel Adams

WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944–1955

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1944–1960

Ansel Adams

CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1944–1960

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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MIRROR LAKE, YOSEMITE, 1928

Ansel Adams

MIRROR LAKE, YOSEMITE, 1928

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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OAK TREE, SNOWSTORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1948–1970

Ansel Adams

OAK TREE, SNOWSTORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1948–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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YOSEMITE

Ansel Adams

YOSEMITE

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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BANNER PEAK, THOUSAND ISLAND LAKE, HIGH , 1923–1927

Ansel Adams

BANNER PEAK, THOUSAND ISLAND LAKE, HIGH , 1923–1927

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

DAWN, AUTUMN, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS..., 1948–1980

Ansel Adams

DAWN, AUTUMN, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS..., 1948–1980

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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ALFRED STIEGLITZ, 1939–1970

Ansel Adams

ALFRED STIEGLITZ, 1939–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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WALBRIDGE RANCH, HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA, 1939

Ansel Adams

WALBRIDGE RANCH, HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA, 1939

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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TONY LUJAN, TAOS PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO, 1930

Ansel Adams

TONY LUJAN, TAOS PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO, 1930

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

EMERALD BAY, LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA, 1940

Ansel Adams

EMERALD BAY, LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA, 1940

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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EICHE NACH SCHNEESTURM, 1982

Ansel Adams

EICHE NACH SCHNEESTURM, 1982

Sale Date: November 13, 1992

Auction Closed

THE AMERICAN WEST, 1920

Ansel Adams

THE AMERICAN WEST, 1920

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

Auction Closed

COURTHOUSE, MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

COURTHOUSE, MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1978

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1978

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

Auction Closed

THE TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND TETON..., 1980

Ansel Adams

THE TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND TETON..., 1980

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

Auction Closed

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