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)
FRESH SNOW, YOSEMITE VALLEY CALIFORNIA, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

FRESH SNOW, YOSEMITE VALLEY CALIFORNIA, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

FRESH SNOW, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

FRESH SNOW, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

HALF DOME, THUNDER CLOUD, YOSEMITE VALLEY

Ansel Adams

HALF DOME, THUNDER CLOUD, YOSEMITE VALLEY

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

THUNDERSTORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY,CALIFONIA

Ansel Adams

THUNDERSTORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY,CALIFONIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

MOUNT WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, SIERRA NEVADA,

Ansel Adams

MOUNT WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, SIERRA NEVADA,

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM INSPIRA- TION POINT,...

Ansel Adams

YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM INSPIRA- TION POINT,...

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE AND ORVILLE COX, NEW MEXICO

Ansel Adams

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE AND ORVILLE COX, NEW MEXICO

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

ROBERT BOARDMAN HOWARD, SAN FRANCISCO

Ansel Adams

ROBERT BOARDMAN HOWARD, SAN FRANCISCO

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

NAIL AND LEAVES, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

NAIL AND LEAVES, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

FERN SPRING, DUSK, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

FERN SPRING, DUSK, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

TREES AND CLIFFS OF EAGLE PEAK, WINTER, YOSEMITE

Ansel Adams

TREES AND CLIFFS OF EAGLE PEAK, WINTER, YOSEMITE

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

FROZEN LAKES AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

FROZEN LAKES AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

SONOMA COUNTY HILLS

Ansel Adams

SONOMA COUNTY HILLS

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

WHITE COLUMN, COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

WHITE COLUMN, COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

MOUNT LECOMPTE, GREAT SMOKY NATIONAL PARK

Ansel Adams

MOUNT LECOMPTE, GREAT SMOKY NATIONAL PARK

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

HORIZONTAL ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

Ansel Adams

HORIZONTAL ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

THE TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND TETON...

Ansel Adams

THE TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND TETON...

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

ASPENS, NEW MEXICO, 1972–1972

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NEW MEXICO, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

GERRY SHARPE, OURAY, COLORADO

Ansel Adams

GERRY SHARPE, OURAY, COLORADO

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

ROCK & TAR, PT. LOBOS

Ansel Adams

ROCK & TAR, PT. LOBOS

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

MERCED RIVER IN YOSEMITE

Ansel Adams

MERCED RIVER IN YOSEMITE

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

ASPENS, DAWN, DOLORES RIVER CANYON, COLORADO

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, DAWN, DOLORES RIVER CANYON, COLORADO

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

PIPES AND GAUGES, WEST VIRGINIA

Ansel Adams

PIPES AND GAUGES, WEST VIRGINIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

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