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)
ROCK AND GRASS, MORAINE LAKE, SEQUOIA..., 1974

Ansel Adams

ROCK AND GRASS, MORAINE LAKE, SEQUOIA..., 1974

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1978

Ansel Adams

CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1978

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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ASPENS, NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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PUEBLO DE TAOS, 1920

Ansel Adams

PUEBLO DE TAOS, 1920

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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EAGLE DANCE - TESUQUE PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO

Ansel Adams

EAGLE DANCE - TESUQUE PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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THUNDER-STORM OVER THE GREAT PLAINS NEAR...

Ansel Adams

THUNDER-STORM OVER THE GREAT PLAINS NEAR...

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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ARCHES, NORTH COURT, MISSION SAN XAVIER , 1968–1968

Ansel Adams

ARCHES, NORTH COURT, MISSION SAN XAVIER , 1968–1968

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER, LATE EVENING,..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER, LATE EVENING,..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE, CALIFORNIA, 1947

Ansel Adams

WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE, CALIFORNIA, 1947

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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MONO LAKE, 1950–1961

Ansel Adams

MONO LAKE, 1950–1961

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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SEA CLIFF, PATH, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1919

Ansel Adams

SEA CLIFF, PATH, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1919

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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EL CAPITAN, 1930

Ansel Adams

EL CAPITAN, 1930

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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MONOLITH: THE FACE OF HALF DOME, 1927

Ansel Adams

MONOLITH: THE FACE OF HALF DOME, 1927

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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YOSEMITE, 1929

Ansel Adams

YOSEMITE, 1929

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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MONOLITH, THE FACE OF HALF DOME, YOSEMITE..., 1927

Ansel Adams

MONOLITH, THE FACE OF HALF DOME, YOSEMITE..., 1927

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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WOODEN CROSSES, LOS TRAMPAS, N.M., 1927

Ansel Adams

WOODEN CROSSES, LOS TRAMPAS, N.M., 1927

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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CYPRESS, CARMEL

Ansel Adams

CYPRESS, CARMEL

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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HANDS OF ANNETTE ROSENSHINE, SAN FRANCISCO,..., 1932

Ansel Adams

HANDS OF ANNETTE ROSENSHINE, SAN FRANCISCO,..., 1932

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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EDWARD WESTON, TENAYA LAKE, 1937

Ansel Adams

EDWARD WESTON, TENAYA LAKE, 1937

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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HIGHWAY SIGN, NEAR WENDEN, UTAH, 1942

Ansel Adams

HIGHWAY SIGN, NEAR WENDEN, UTAH, 1942

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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PORTFOLIO THREE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1960

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO THREE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1960

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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BIG TREE, WINTER, MARIPOSA GROVE,..., 1935–1940

Ansel Adams

BIG TREE, WINTER, MARIPOSA GROVE,..., 1935–1940

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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FERN SPRING, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1961

Ansel Adams

FERN SPRING, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1961

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

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