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)
Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1948

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Milestone Mountain, 1923

Ansel Adams

Milestone Mountain, 1923

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Alfred Stieglitz and a painting by..., 1973–1977

Ansel Adams

Alfred Stieglitz and a painting by..., 1973–1977

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: February 9, 2022

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1949

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1949

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Cathedral Spires and Rocks, Late Afternoon,..., 1949

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Cathedral Spires and Rocks, Late Afternoon,..., 1949

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

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Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Forest, Early Morning, Mount Rainier..., 1949

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Forest, Early Morning, Mount Rainier..., 1949

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite, 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite, 1948

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Refugio Beach, 1946

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Refugio Beach, 1946

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Milestone Mountain, 1928

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Milestone Mountain, 1928

Sale Date: January 24, 2022

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National..., 1973–1974

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National..., 1973–1974

Sale Date: January 12, 2022

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: January 12, 2022

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冬日的船长峰（附摄影书） 银盐纸基 摄影书 签名, 1952

Ansel Adams

冬日的船长峰（附摄影书） 银盐纸基 摄影书 签名, 1952

Sale Date: December 30, 2021

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安塞尔·亚当斯 | 优胜美地系列《黄昏的泉》签名银盐照片, 1974

Ansel Adams

安塞尔·亚当斯 | 优胜美地系列《黄昏的泉》签名银盐照片, 1974

Sale Date: December 17, 2021

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(Clearing) Winter Storm, Yosemite, 1938, 1938

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(Clearing) Winter Storm, Yosemite, 1938, 1938

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelley..., 1942

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelley..., 1942

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Mount Williamson from Mazanar, Sierra..., 1944

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Mount Williamson from Mazanar, Sierra..., 1944

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona,..., 1960–1969

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Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona,..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Alfred Stieglitz and Painting by Georgia..., 1939

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Alfred Stieglitz and Painting by Georgia..., 1939

Sale Date: December 4, 2021

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Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite National..., 1983

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Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite National..., 1983

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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