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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942
Sold price: 988,000 USD

Ansel Adams Artworks

Ansel Adams (6,417 results)

Merced River, Clouds Rest, 1945

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Merced River, Clouds Rest, 1945

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Snowbank, Owens Valley, Cal, 1962

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Snowbank, Owens Valley, Cal, 1962

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Hills, Snow, Ridge Route, 1940

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Hills, Snow, Ridge Route, 1940

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Flower, Half Dome, Yosemite Valley’ (Cow..., 1959

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Flower, Half Dome, Yosemite Valley’ (Cow..., 1959

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Mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1958

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Mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1958

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Forest Detail, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942

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Forest Detail, Mount Rainier National Park,..., 1942

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Deer, Yosemite Valley, Winter, 1939

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Deer, Yosemite Valley, Winter, 1939

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Snow Plough, 1935

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Snow Plough, 1935

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Winter, Yosemite Valley' (Half Dome, Apple..., 1935

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Winter, Yosemite Valley' (Half Dome, Apple..., 1935

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Ski Tracks, Yosemite, 1940

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Ski Tracks, Yosemite, 1940

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Ascent of the "Lost Arrow," Yosemite Valley, 1947

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North Dome, Washington Column, Yosemite, 1934

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North Dome, Washington Column, Yosemite, 1934

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Cedar Tree, Cliffs, Yosemite Valley,..., 1939

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Cedar Tree, Cliffs, Yosemite Valley,..., 1939

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The Great White Throne, Zion Nat'l Park, Utah, 1942

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The Great White Throne, Zion Nat'l Park, Utah, 1942

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Cathedral Peak from Domes Near Tenaya Lake, 1940

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Cathedral Peak from Domes Near Tenaya Lake, 1940

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Clouds - New Mexico, 1937

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Clouds - New Mexico, 1937

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone..., 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone..., 1944

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Rail Fence, Tetons, 1965

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Rail Fence, Tetons, 1965

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Rock Vein, Point Lobos, 1963

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Rock Vein, Point Lobos, 1963

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Mushroom, Forest Floor, 1962

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Mushroom, Forest Floor, 1962

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Cathedral Rocks, Clouds, 1935

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Cathedral Rocks, Clouds, 1935

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Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico, 1930

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Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico, 1930

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon De Chelly..., 1942

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon De Chelly..., 1942

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