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)
INTERIOR OF TUMACACORI MISSION, NEW..., 1976–1976

Ansel Adams

INTERIOR OF TUMACACORI MISSION, NEW..., 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

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CEMETERY STATUE AND OIL DERRICKS, LONG..., 1976–1976

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CEMETERY STATUE AND OIL DERRICKS, LONG..., 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

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CLEARING WINTER STORM (1944)

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CLEARING WINTER STORM (1944)

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

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JUNIPER, CLIFFS, AND RIVER, UPPER..., 1979–1979

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JUNIPER, CLIFFS, AND RIVER, UPPER..., 1979–1979

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

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BOARDS AND THISTLES, SAN FRANCISCO,..., 1976–1976

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BOARDS AND THISTLES, SAN FRANCISCO,..., 1976–1976

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

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View in the High Sierras, 1920–1929

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View in the High Sierras, 1920–1929

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox,..., 1937–1937

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Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox,..., 1937–1937

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1948–1948

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Portfolio Four

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Portfolio Four

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Alfred Stieglitz, 1938–1938

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Alfred Stieglitz, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Graduation dress, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948–1948

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Graduation dress, Yosemite Valley,..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada,..., 1949–1949

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada,..., 1949–1949

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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White house ruin, morning, Canyon de..., 1949–1949

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White house ruin, morning, Canyon de..., 1949–1949

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Half Dome blowing snow, Yosemite..., 1955–1955

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Half Dome blowing snow, Yosemite..., 1955–1955

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada,..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Trees and cliffs, 1954–1954

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Trees and cliffs, 1954–1954

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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American Indian, 1920–1929

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American Indian, 1920–1929

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Frozen lakes and cliffs, Sequoia..., 1932–1932

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Frozen lakes and cliffs, Sequoia..., 1932–1932

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944–1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944–1944

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945–1945

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945–1945

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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

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

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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