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)
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944–1944

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Half Dome, Thunderstorm Glacier Point,..., 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Thunderstorm Glacier Point,..., 1947–1947

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Georgia O'Keeffe & Orville Cox, Canyon..., 1937–1937

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Georgia O'Keeffe & Orville Cox, Canyon..., 1937–1937

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Brassaï, no.2, 1973–1973

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Brassaï, no.2, 1973–1973

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Trees, Washburn Point, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Trees, Washburn Point, 1941–1941

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Fern, spring, dusk, Yosemite National..., 1961–1961

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Fern, spring, dusk, Yosemite National..., 1961–1961

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El Capitan, sunrise, pl.6, 1956–1956

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El Capitan, sunrise, pl.6, 1956–1956

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National..., 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National..., 1960–1960

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount..., 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount..., 1947–1947

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Winterstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1936–1936

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Winterstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1936–1936

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Thunderhead, Lake Tahoe, California, 1936–1936

Ansel Adams

Thunderhead, Lake Tahoe, California, 1936–1936

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Portfolio Three Yosemite Valley, 1926–1956

Ansel Adams

Portfolio Three Yosemite Valley, 1926–1956

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome,..., 1927–1927

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Monolith, the face of Half Dome,..., 1927–1927

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Ore train, U.S. Potach Co. Carlsbad,..., 1936–1936

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Ore train, U.S. Potach Co. Carlsbad,..., 1936–1936

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Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948–1948

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Oak tree, snow storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948–1948

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Peak Tongum Valley, Canadian Rockies, 1928–1928

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Peak Tongum Valley, Canadian Rockies, 1928–1928

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Peeling paint, San Francisco, 1950–1959

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Peeling paint, San Francisco, 1950–1959

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Lower Yosemite Fall, pl.3, 1946–1946

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Lower Yosemite Fall, pl.3, 1946–1946

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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