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)
Leaves, Mt. Rainier, 1942

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Mt. Rainier, 1942

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Burnt Stump and New Grass, Sierra Nevada, 1935

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Burnt Stump and New Grass, Sierra Nevada, 1935

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, 1942

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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Winter, Yosemite Valley, Great Smokies and Burnt

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Winter, Yosemite Valley, Great Smokies and Burnt

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1944

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley,..., 1944

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word, In..., 1940–1963

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Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word, In..., 1940–1963

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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Tree and Cliff

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Tree and Cliff" fromPortfolio 3, Yosemite Valley

Sale Date: September 17, 2021

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Alaskan Cedars, Cascades, Washington, 1966

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Alaskan Cedars, Cascades, Washington, 1966

Sale Date: September 9, 2021

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El Capitan, Sunrise, Yosemite National Park, 1952

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El Capitan, Sunrise, Yosemite National Park, 1952

Sale Date: September 9, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: September 9, 2021

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Tree, Stump and Mist, Northern Cascades,..., 1958

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Tree, Stump and Mist, Northern Cascades,..., 1958

Sale Date: September 18, 2021

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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: August 31, 2021

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Bridalveil Fall, 1936

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Bridalveil Fall, 1936

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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Dawn, Autumn Forest, Great Smoky Mountains..., 1948

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Dawn, Autumn Forest, Great Smoky Mountains..., 1948

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: September 8, 2021

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: September 8, 2021

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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: September 8, 2021

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: September 8, 2021

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Set of four photographs by Ansel Adams, 1983

Ansel Adams

Set of four photographs by Ansel Adams, 1983

Sale Date: August 18, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: August 11, 2021

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point,..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point,..., 1940

Sale Date: August 11, 2021

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