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)
Alfred Stieglitz, O'Keeffe painting, An , 1938–1980

Ansel Adams

Alfred Stieglitz, O'Keeffe painting, An , 1938–1980

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Castle rock, summit road above..., 1963–1963

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Castle rock, summit road above..., 1963–1963

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Winter sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from..., 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from..., 1944–1944

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Moonrise over Hernandez, 1944–1970

Ansel Adams

Moonrise over Hernandez, 1944–1970

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Metamorphic rock, the Sierra foothills, 1945–1979

Ansel Adams

Metamorphic rock, the Sierra foothills, 1945–1979

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Mount Williamson from Manzanar, 1944–1970

Ansel Adams

Mount Williamson from Manzanar, 1944–1970

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Detail, mission San Xavier Del Bac,..., 1975–1975

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Detail, mission San Xavier Del Bac,..., 1975–1975

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Moonrise over Hernandez, 1944–1960

Ansel Adams

Moonrise over Hernandez, 1944–1960

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1970

Ansel Adams

Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1970

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Interior of Tumacacori Mission, New..., 1952–1976

Ansel Adams

Interior of Tumacacori Mission, New..., 1952–1976

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Golden gate before the bridge, 1933–1933

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Golden gate before the bridge, 1933–1933

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Ranch house interior, 1930–1930

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Ranch house interior, 1930–1930

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Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite national , 1948–1970

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Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite national , 1948–1970

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Alders, Prairie Creek beach, northern..., 1949–1970

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Alders, Prairie Creek beach, northern..., 1949–1970

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Tuolumne meadows, Yosemite national..., 1920–1963

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Tuolumne meadows, Yosemite national..., 1920–1963

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Medical center from Deyoung tower, 1965–1967

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Medical center from Deyoung tower, 1965–1967

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Mission San Xavir Del Bac, Tucson,..., 1968–1968

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Mission San Xavir Del Bac, Tucson,..., 1968–1968

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Tree, stump and mist, northern..., 1958–1976

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Tree, stump and mist, northern..., 1958–1976

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Dawn, Dolores river canyon, Colorado, 1937–1979

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Dawn, Dolores river canyon, Colorado, 1937–1979

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Northern California coast redwoods, 1960–1960

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Northern California coast redwoods, 1960–1960

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite..., 1944–1970

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite..., 1944–1970

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite valley,..., 1961–1974

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite valley,..., 1961–1974

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1920–1963

Ansel Adams

Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1920–1963

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite valley, California, 1945–1945

Ansel Adams

Thunderstorm, Yosemite valley, California, 1945–1945

Sale Date: May 16, 1990

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