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'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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POLITICAL SIGNS AND CIRCUS POSTERS, SAN FRANCISCO

Ansel Adams

POLITICAL SIGNS AND CIRCUS POSTERS, SAN FRANCISCO

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

Ansel Adams

MOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS,..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS,..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

HILLS AND RAIN, SONOMA CNTY

Ansel Adams

HILLS AND RAIN, SONOMA CNTY

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

MOUNT MC KINLEY AND WONDER LAKE

Ansel Adams

MOUNT MC KINLEY AND WONDER LAKE

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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ICICLES, YOSEMITE

Ansel Adams

ICICLES, YOSEMITE

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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NEVADA FALL, RAINBOW

Ansel Adams

NEVADA FALL, RAINBOW

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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PORTFOLIO FOUR: WHAT MAJESTICWORD. IN MEMORY OF...

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO FOUR: WHAT MAJESTICWORD. IN MEMORY OF...

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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LONE PINE PEAK, SIERRA NEVADA,CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

LONE PINE PEAK, SIERRA NEVADA,CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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A man of Taos

Ansel Adams

A man of Taos

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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DEATH VALLEY

Ansel Adams

DEATH VALLEY

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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THE TETON RANGE & THE SNAKE RIVER

Ansel Adams

THE TETON RANGE & THE SNAKE RIVER

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

REDWOODS, BULL CREEK FLAT, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

REDWOODS, BULL CREEK FLAT, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

MT. LE CONTE, GREAT SMOKEY MTS. NATIONAL PARK

Ansel Adams

MT. LE CONTE, GREAT SMOKEY MTS. NATIONAL PARK

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

MT. WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

MT. WILLIAMSON FROM MANZANAR, CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

PORTFOLIO ONE: TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO ONE: TWELVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

WATER AND FOAM

Ansel Adams

WATER AND FOAM

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

TREES AND CLIFFS

Ansel Adams

TREES AND CLIFFS

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

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SONOMA COUNTY HILLS

Ansel Adams

SONOMA COUNTY HILLS

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

EGGS AND BOWL

Ansel Adams

EGGS AND BOWL

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

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