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

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
MT. WILLIAMSON, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944

Ansel Adams

MT. WILLIAMSON, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1944

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

CLEARING WINTER STORM (MORGAN & MORGAN, PL...., 1944

Ansel Adams

CLEARING WINTER STORM (MORGAN & MORGAN, PL...., 1944

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADA,FROM LONE..., 1978

Ansel Adams

WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADA,FROM LONE..., 1978

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

TEKLANIKA RIVER, MOUNT MCKINLEY NATIONAL..., 1963

Ansel Adams

TEKLANIKA RIVER, MOUNT MCKINLEY NATIONAL..., 1963

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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SAND DUNES, OCEANO, CALIFORNIA(LETTERS AND..., 1978

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SAND DUNES, OCEANO, CALIFORNIA(LETTERS AND..., 1978

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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FOREST AND STREAM, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA..., 1970

Ansel Adams

FOREST AND STREAM, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA..., 1970

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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ROCK DETAIL, POOL, MERCED RIVER

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ROCK DETAIL, POOL, MERCED RIVER

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1960

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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ROCK DETAIL, POOL, MERCED RIVER

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ROCK DETAIL, POOL, MERCED RIVER

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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METAMORPHIC ROCK AND SUMMER GRASS, SIERRA..., 1979

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METAMORPHIC ROCK AND SUMMER GRASS, SIERRA..., 1979

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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LAKE NEAR MUIR PASS, KINGS CANYON NATIONAL..., 1960

Ansel Adams

LAKE NEAR MUIR PASS, KINGS CANYON NATIONAL..., 1960

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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ORCHARD, EARLY SPRING, NEAR STANFORD..., 1963

Ansel Adams

ORCHARD, EARLY SPRING, NEAR STANFORD..., 1963

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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CYPRESS TREE, CARMEL, CALIFORNIA

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CYPRESS TREE, CARMEL, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

SIESTA LAKE, YOSEMITE NATIONALPARK,..., 1963

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SIESTA LAKE, YOSEMITE NATIONALPARK,..., 1963

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (MORGAN &..., 1958

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (MORGAN &..., 1958

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

CHURCH IN SPANISH-AMERICAN TOWN, CORDOVA,..., 1940

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CHURCH IN SPANISH-AMERICAN TOWN, CORDOVA,..., 1940

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

Auction Closed

MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE, 1960

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MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE, 1960

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

Auction Closed

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"OLD STOVE IN CABIN", 1959

Sale Date: May 10, 1991

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MONOLITH FACE OF THE HALF DOME, 1927

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MONOLITH FACE OF THE HALF DOME, 1927

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

Auction Closed

WIND, 1929

Ansel Adams

WIND, 1929

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

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VIEW OF THE HIGH SIERRA, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

VIEW OF THE HIGH SIERRA, 1930–1939

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

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GOLDEN GATE BEFORE THE BRIDGE, 1933

Ansel Adams

GOLDEN GATE BEFORE THE BRIDGE, 1933

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADAFROM THE LONE..., 1944

Ansel Adams

WINTER SUNRISE, SIERRA NEVADAFROM THE LONE..., 1944

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

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