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.

Ansel Adams News

Art World

Ansel Adams's Estate Rebukes Adobe for Selling A.I. Images in the Style of the Late Photographer

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Ansel Adams's Estate Rebukes Adobe for Selling A.I. Images in the Style of the Late Photographer
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The Secluded San Francisco Chalet of Ansel Adams, Legend of Landscape Photography, Has Hit the Market for $5 Million

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The Secluded San Francisco Chalet of Ansel Adams, Legend of Landscape Photography, Has Hit the Market for $5 Million
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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
SIESTA LAKE, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, , 1958

Ansel Adams

SIESTA LAKE, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, , 1958

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

HALF-DOME, MERCED RIVER, WINTER, , 1941

Ansel Adams

HALF-DOME, MERCED RIVER, WINTER, , 1941

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

MOONRISE HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO (1941), 1950–1960

Ansel Adams

MOONRISE HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO (1941), 1950–1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

PORTFOLIO THREE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1960

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO THREE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

CAROLYN ANSPACHER, 1933

Ansel Adams

CAROLYN ANSPACHER, 1933

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

SAGUARO CACTUS, SUNRISE, ARIZONA, 1946

Ansel Adams

SAGUARO CACTUS, SUNRISE, ARIZONA, 1946

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

SEQUOIA ROOTS, MARIPOSA GROVE, , 1960

Ansel Adams

SEQUOIA ROOTS, MARIPOSA GROVE, , 1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

MORMOM TEMPLE, MANTI, UTAH, 1948

Ansel Adams

MORMOM TEMPLE, MANTI, UTAH, 1948

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

BRIDALVEIL FALL, YOSEMITE VALLEY, , 1952

Ansel Adams

BRIDALVEIL FALL, YOSEMITE VALLEY, , 1952

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

CATHEDRAL PEAK AND LAKE, YOSEMITE , 1960

Ansel Adams

CATHEDRAL PEAK AND LAKE, YOSEMITE , 1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

HALF DOME, ORCHARD, WINTER, YOSEMITE..., 1930

Ansel Adams

HALF DOME, ORCHARD, WINTER, YOSEMITE..., 1930

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

SAND BAR, RIO GRANDE RIVER, BIG BEND..., 1976

Ansel Adams

SAND BAR, RIO GRANDE RIVER, BIG BEND..., 1976

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO (MORGAN &..., 1941

Ansel Adams

MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO (MORGAN &..., 1941

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

MANLEY BEACON FROM GOLDEN CANYON, DEATH..., 1979

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MANLEY BEACON FROM GOLDEN CANYON, DEATH..., 1979

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

CASTLE ROCK, SUMMIT ROAD ABOVESARATOGA,..., 1963

Ansel Adams

CASTLE ROCK, SUMMIT ROAD ABOVESARATOGA,..., 1963

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

UPPER KERN CANYON (DIAMOND MESA), SIERRA..., 1930

Ansel Adams

UPPER KERN CANYON (DIAMOND MESA), SIERRA..., 1930

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

SKIING IN YOSEMITE, SEVEN PRINTS, 1929–1930

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SKIING IN YOSEMITE, SEVEN PRINTS, 1929–1930

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

YOSEMITE VALLEY, SUMMER (LETTERS AND IMAGES, , 1979

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YOSEMITE VALLEY, SUMMER (LETTERS AND IMAGES, , 1979

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

REAR OF CHURCH, CORDOVA, NEW MEXICO, 1938

Ansel Adams

REAR OF CHURCH, CORDOVA, NEW MEXICO, 1938

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

GRASSES IN THE WATER, 1935

Ansel Adams

GRASSES IN THE WATER, 1935

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER, LATE EVENING,..., 1950

Ansel Adams

OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER, LATE EVENING,..., 1950

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

NEVADA FALL, RAINBOW (PORTFOLIOS, P. 52), 1977

Ansel Adams

NEVADA FALL, RAINBOW (PORTFOLIOS, P. 52), 1977

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA, 1951

Ansel Adams

BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA, 1951

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

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