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)
SELECTED IMAGES (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS), 1939–1958

Ansel Adams

SELECTED IMAGES (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS), 1939–1958

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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ROSE AND DRIFTWOOD, 1932–1932

Ansel Adams

ROSE AND DRIFTWOOD, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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ICE ON ELLERY LAKE, SIERRA NEADA, CALIF., 1959–1959

Ansel Adams

ICE ON ELLERY LAKE, SIERRA NEADA, CALIF., 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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ANSEL ADAMS PORTFOLIO VII, 1932–1968

Ansel Adams

ANSEL ADAMS PORTFOLIO VII, 1932–1968

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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MOUNT LECONTE, GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

MOUNT LECONTE, GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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BOARDS AND THISTLES, SAN FRANCISCO, 1976–1976

Ansel Adams

BOARDS AND THISTLES, SAN FRANCISCO, 1976–1976

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942–1942

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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MOUNT WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA, FROM..., 1944–1944

Ansel Adams

MOUNT WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA, FROM..., 1944–1944

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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FROZEN LAKE AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

FROZEN LAKE AND CLIFFS, SIERRA NEVADA,..., 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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LEAVES, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

LEAVES, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, 1940–1940

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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HALF DOME, MERCED RIVER, WINTER, 1938–1938

Ansel Adams

HALF DOME, MERCED RIVER, WINTER, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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CHURCH AT RANCHO DE TAOS, 1929–1930

Ansel Adams

CHURCH AT RANCHO DE TAOS, 1929–1930

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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PORTFOLIO THREE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO THREE, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1926–1959

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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SONOMA COUNTY HILLS, 1951–1951

Ansel Adams

SONOMA COUNTY HILLS, 1951–1951

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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THE TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND..., 1942–1942

Ansel Adams

THE TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND..., 1942–1942

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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SURF SEQUENCE, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

SURF SEQUENCE, 1940–1940

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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TREE, MIST GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS..., 1948–1948

Ansel Adams

TREE, MIST GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS..., 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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SUNRISE, MOUNT TOM, 1976–1976

Ansel Adams

SUNRISE, MOUNT TOM, 1976–1976

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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MONOLITH, FACE OF HALF DOME, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

MONOLITH, FACE OF HALF DOME, 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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THUNDERSTORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1945–1945

Ansel Adams

THUNDERSTORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

Auction Closed

HORIZONTAL ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

HORIZONTAL ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958–1958

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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BODIE, CALIFORNIA, 1938–1938

Ansel Adams

BODIE, CALIFORNIA, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

Auction Closed

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941–1941

Sale Date: May 6, 1987

Auction Closed

THUNDER STORM OVER THE GREAT PLAINS..., 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

THUNDER STORM OVER THE GREAT PLAINS..., 1958–1958

Sale Date: May 6, 1987

Auction Closed

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