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)
LILIANE DE COCK

Ansel Adams

LILIANE DE COCK

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

SIERRA NEVADA: THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL

Ansel Adams

SIERRA NEVADA: THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

PORTFOLIO VII

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO VII

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

Auction Closed

FISHING BOAT, FENCE

Ansel Adams

FISHING BOAT, FENCE

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

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MT. MORAN

Ansel Adams

MT. MORAN

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

Auction Closed

ROAD NEAR REESBURG, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Ansel Adams

ROAD NEAR REESBURG, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

Auction Closed

WINTER MORNING, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

WINTER MORNING, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

TRAILSIDE, ALASKA, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

TRAILSIDE, ALASKA, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

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RIVER, CLIFFS, AUTUMN, 1939–1939

Ansel Adams

RIVER, CLIFFS, AUTUMN, 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

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INTERIOR OF TUMACACORI MISSION, 1952–1952

Ansel Adams

INTERIOR OF TUMACACORI MISSION, 1952–1952

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

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IRON DOOR AND LATCH, BEAR VALLEY,..., 1976–1976

Ansel Adams

IRON DOOR AND LATCH, BEAR VALLEY,..., 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

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PORTFOLIO II, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO II, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1926–1959

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

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NORTH COAST, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

NORTH COAST, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

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REDWOODS, BULL CREEK FLAT, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

REDWOODS, BULL CREEK FLAT, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

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GOLDEN GATE BEFORE THE BRIDGE, 1933–1933

Ansel Adams

GOLDEN GATE BEFORE THE BRIDGE, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

FERN SPRING, DUSK, YOSEMITE VALLEY,..., 1961–1961

Ansel Adams

FERN SPRING, DUSK, YOSEMITE VALLEY,..., 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

WALBRIDGE RANCH, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 1930–1930

Ansel Adams

WALBRIDGE RANCH, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

WHITE STUMP, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1936–1936

Ansel Adams

WHITE STUMP, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

TIMBER COVE SURF, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

TIMBER COVE SURF, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

SONOMA COUNTY, HILLS AND SHEEP, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

SONOMA COUNTY, HILLS AND SHEEP, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

CACTUS, 1930–1930

Ansel Adams

CACTUS, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

ALDERS, PRAIRIE CREEK BEACH, NORTHERN..., 1949–1949

Ansel Adams

ALDERS, PRAIRIE CREEK BEACH, NORTHERN..., 1949–1949

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

WINTER SCENE

Ansel Adams

WINTER SCENE

Sale Date: September 23, 1990

Auction Closed

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