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)
CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE..., 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE..., 1947–1947

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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SIERRA NEVADA, WINTER EVENING FROM THE..., 1963–1963

Ansel Adams

SIERRA NEVADA, WINTER EVENING FROM THE..., 1963–1963

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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CHURCH, NEW MEXICO, 1929–1929

Ansel Adams

CHURCH, NEW MEXICO, 1929–1929

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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MOONRISE HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO (1941)

Ansel Adams

MOONRISE HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO (1941)

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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YOUNG OAKS, WINTER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1972–1972

Ansel Adams

YOUNG OAKS, WINTER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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ASPENS, DAWN, DOLORES RIVER CANYON, COLORADO...

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, DAWN, DOLORES RIVER CANYON, COLORADO...

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (1958), 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO (1958), 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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EL CAPTAIN, WINTER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (C....

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EL CAPTAIN, WINTER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (C....

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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STORM SURF, TIMBER COVE, CALIFORNIA (C. 1960)

Ansel Adams

STORM SURF, TIMBER COVE, CALIFORNIA (C. 1960)

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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ICE ON ELLORY LAKE, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1970–1970

Ansel Adams

ICE ON ELLORY LAKE, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1970–1970

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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THE TETON RANGE AND THE SNAKE RIVER (. 1942)

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THE TETON RANGE AND THE SNAKE RIVER (. 1942)

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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TREES, ILLILOUETTE RIDGE, YOSEMITE..., 1960–1960

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TREES, ILLILOUETTE RIDGE, YOSEMITE..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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MOUNT WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, SIERRA..., 1960–1960

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MOUNT WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, SIERRA..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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MORNING MIST,CASCADE PASS, WASHINGTON, 1958–1958

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MORNING MIST,CASCADE PASS, WASHINGTON, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

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"FOAM" TENAYA LAKE, YOSEMITE

Sale Date: March 23, 1991

Auction Closed

STORM SURF, TIMBER COVE, CALIFORNIA

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STORM SURF, TIMBER COVE, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: January 13, 1991

Auction Closed

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"WINTER SUNRISE,SIERRA NEVEDA FROM LONE PINE...

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

Auction Closed

Ansel Adams

"HALF DOME-MERCED RIVER-WINTER, 1966–1966

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

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"GATES AND CROSS, CANYONCITO, NEW MEXICO"

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

Auction Closed

MT. CLARK

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MT. CLARK

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

HALF DOME, YOSEMITE, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

HALF DOME, YOSEMITE, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

YOSEMITE FALLS, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

YOSEMITE FALLS, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

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