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)
Gate And Towers, Las Trampas Church, New..., 1958

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Gate And Towers, Las Trampas Church, New..., 1958

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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New Church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1941

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New Church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1941

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Dust Storm, Taos, New Mexico, 1929

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Dust Storm, Taos, New Mexico, 1929

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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Grand Canyon from Cape Royal, Arizona, 1942

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Grand Canyon from Cape Royal, Arizona, 1942

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Cliff and Rock Spires, 1928

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Cliff and Rock Spires, 1928

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Juniper, 1927

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Juniper, 1927

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The East Vidette, Sunset, 1925

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The East Vidette, Sunset, 1925

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Sentinel Falls, Yosemite Valley, 1940

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Sentinel Falls, Yosemite Valley, 1940

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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East Side of Sierra near Bighorn, Calif, 1940

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East Side of Sierra near Bighorn, Calif, 1940

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Colby Pass, 1927

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Colby Pass, 1927

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Big Sur' (Mr. and Mrs. William E. Colby,..., 1955

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Big Sur' (Mr. and Mrs. William E. Colby,..., 1955

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1937

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1937

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Sentinel Rock, Y.V, 1930–1939

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Sentinel Rock, Y.V, 1930–1939

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Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point, 1932

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Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point, 1932

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Mount Moran' (Autumn, Grand Teton National..., 1948

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Mount Moran' (Autumn, Grand Teton National..., 1948

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Redwoods, 1964

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Redwoods, 1964

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Aspens, Dawn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, 1937

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Aspens, Dawn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, 1937

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California, 1944

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California, 1944

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Owens..., 1944

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Mt. Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Owens..., 1944

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Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

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Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

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White Mountains, from the Buttermilk..., 1959

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White Mountains, from the Buttermilk..., 1959

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm, Yosemite..., 1945

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Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm, Yosemite..., 1945

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Evening Clouds, Sierra Nevada, 1963–1970

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Evening Clouds, Sierra Nevada, 1963–1970

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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