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)
OAK TREE, SUNSET CITY, SIERRA FOOTHILLS,..., 1963

Ansel Adams

OAK TREE, SUNSET CITY, SIERRA FOOTHILLS,..., 1963

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

ORCHARD, PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1940

Ansel Adams

ORCHARD, PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1940

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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HALF DOME, MERCED RIVER, WINTER YOSEMITE..., 1938

Ansel Adams

HALF DOME, MERCED RIVER, WINTER YOSEMITE..., 1938

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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INDIAN GRAVESTONE CARVING NEAR JUNEAU, ALASKA, 1948

Ansel Adams

INDIAN GRAVESTONE CARVING NEAR JUNEAU, ALASKA, 1948

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

MONO LAKE, CALIFORNIA, 1948

Ansel Adams

MONO LAKE, CALIFORNIA, 1948

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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HALF DOME & MOON, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1944

Ansel Adams

HALF DOME & MOON, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1944

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

IN MONO CREEK CANYON, 1929

Ansel Adams

IN MONO CREEK CANYON, 1929

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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MOUNT RITTER AND BANNER PEAK FROM SILVER PASS, 1929

Ansel Adams

MOUNT RITTER AND BANNER PEAK FROM SILVER PASS, 1929

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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MAROON BELLS, NEAR ASPEN, COLORADO, 1974

Ansel Adams

MAROON BELLS, NEAR ASPEN, COLORADO, 1974

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST REDWOODS, 1960

Ansel Adams

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST REDWOODS, 1960

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA, 1944

Ansel Adams

SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA, 1944

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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NEVADA FALL, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1950

Ansel Adams

NEVADA FALL, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1950

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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SIESTA LAKE, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1958

Ansel Adams

SIESTA LAKE, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1958

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (OAK TREE, AUTUMN, YOSEMITE VALLEY), 1936

Ansel Adams

UNTITLED (OAK TREE, AUTUMN, YOSEMITE VALLEY), 1936

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

BORN FREE AND EQUAL , 1944

Ansel Adams

BORN FREE AND EQUAL , 1944

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

Auction Closed

TAOS PUEBLO , 1977

Ansel Adams

TAOS PUEBLO , 1977

Sale Date: April 13, 1992

Auction Closed

FOUNTAIN GEYSER POOL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL..., 1940

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FOUNTAIN GEYSER POOL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL..., 1940

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

Auction Closed

EGGS AND BOWL, 1930

Ansel Adams

EGGS AND BOWL, 1930

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

Auction Closed

THE GOLDEN GATE BEFORE THE BRIDGE, SAN..., 1932

Ansel Adams

THE GOLDEN GATE BEFORE THE BRIDGE, SAN..., 1932

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

Auction Closed

MONOLITH THE FACE OF HALF-DOME, YOSEMITE, 1927

Ansel Adams

MONOLITH THE FACE OF HALF-DOME, YOSEMITE, 1927

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

Auction Closed

THE ATLANTIC, SCHOODIC POINT, ACADIA..., 1949

Ansel Adams

THE ATLANTIC, SCHOODIC POINT, ACADIA..., 1949

Sale Date: December 10, 1991

Auction Closed

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