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)
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

Sale Date: November 1, 1988

Auction Closed

Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: November 1, 1988

Auction Closed

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern..., 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: November 1, 1988

Auction Closed

El Capitan, winter sunrise, Yosemite..., 1968–1968

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, winter sunrise, Yosemite..., 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 1, 1988

Auction Closed

At Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

At Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, 1950–1950

Sale Date: November 1, 1988

Auction Closed

COAST AND SURF, TIMBER COVE, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

COAST AND SURF, TIMBER COVE, 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

Auction Closed

VAT ROOM, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

VAT ROOM, 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

Auction Closed

TETONS AND SNAKE RIVER, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

TETONS AND SNAKE RIVER, 1942–1942

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

SEQUOIA GIGANTEA ROOTS, YOSEMITE..., 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

SEQUOIA GIGANTEA ROOTS, YOSEMITE..., 1950–1950

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

MNOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

MNOON AND HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

FOREST FLOOR, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

FOREST FLOOR, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1950–1950

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

MESA VERDE RUINS, 1920–1920

Ansel Adams

MESA VERDE RUINS, 1920–1920

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

ROARING RIVER FALLS, 1927–1927

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ROARING RIVER FALLS, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

MASSACHUSETTS WOMENS DEFENSE CORPS, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

MASSACHUSETTS WOMENS DEFENSE CORPS, 1947–1947

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

BUDDHIST GRAVE MARKERS, MAUI, HAWAII, 1956–1956

Ansel Adams

BUDDHIST GRAVE MARKERS, MAUI, HAWAII, 1956–1956

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

POPLARS, OWENS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1936–1936

Ansel Adams

POPLARS, OWENS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1936–1936

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

PORTFOLIO TWO, THE NATIONAL PARKS &..., 1941–1949

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO TWO, THE NATIONAL PARKS &..., 1941–1949

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

UPPER KERN CANYUON, SIERRA NEVADA, 1962–1962

Ansel Adams

UPPER KERN CANYUON, SIERRA NEVADA, 1962–1962

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

LEAVES, MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK,..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

LEAVES, MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK,..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

REDWOODS, BULL CREEK FLAT, NORTHERN..., 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

REDWOODS, BULL CREEK FLAT, NORTHERN..., 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

JUNIPER, CLIFFS AND RIVER, UPPER MERCED , 1936–1936

Ansel Adams

JUNIPER, CLIFFS AND RIVER, UPPER MERCED , 1936–1936

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

MT. ROBSON FROM MT. RESPLENDENT, MT...., 1928–1928

Ansel Adams

MT. ROBSON FROM MT. RESPLENDENT, MT...., 1928–1928

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

Auction Closed

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