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)
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1944, 1944

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1944, 1944

Sale Date: November 20, 2021

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1944

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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PHOTOBOOKS] ADAMS, ANSEL. Group of six..., 1954

Ansel Adams

PHOTOBOOKS] ADAMS, ANSEL. Group of six..., 1954

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Rundel Park through Window Screen,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Rundel Park through Window Screen,..., 1960

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Forest Detail, Winter, [Yosemite National..., 1949

Ansel Adams

Forest Detail, Winter, [Yosemite National..., 1949

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point,..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point,..., 1940

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1938

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

Ansel Adams

Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

Sale Date: November 10, 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: November 10, 2021

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

Sale Date: November 10, 2021

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Taos Pueblo, 1977

Ansel Adams

Taos Pueblo, 1977

Sale Date: November 3, 2021

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Half Dome and Moon, Yosemite National..., 1975–1984

Ansel Adams

Half Dome and Moon, Yosemite National..., 1975–1984

Sale Date: October 24, 2021

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Sierra Nevada, The John Muir Trail.

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada, The John Muir Trail.

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

Ansel Adams

Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, 1972–1974

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, Snowstorm, 1972–1974

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Half Dome and Moon, 1972–1974

Ansel Adams

Half Dome and Moon, 1972–1974

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1960

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Woman Behind Screen Door, Independence,..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Woman Behind Screen Door, Independence,..., 1944

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Rock Creek Canyon, 1930

Ansel Adams

Rock Creek Canyon, 1930

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

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Autumn, Great Smokey Mountains National..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Autumn, Great Smokey Mountains National..., 1948

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

Auction Closed

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