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)
Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: May 22, 2021

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Dogwood Blossoms, 1938

Ansel Adams

Dogwood Blossoms, 1938

Sale Date: May 25, 2021

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Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, 1959

Ansel Adams

Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, 1959

Sale Date: May 23, 2021

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Two Views of Mission San Xavier del Bac,..., 1968

Ansel Adams

Two Views of Mission San Xavier del Bac,..., 1968

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Two Mountain Views, 1948

Ansel Adams

Two Mountain Views, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Tree Stump Along Waterfront, 1948

Ansel Adams

Tree Stump Along Waterfront, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Landscape with Pine Tree in the Distance, 1948

Ansel Adams

Landscape with Pine Tree in the Distance, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Statue of a Religious Figure, 1948

Ansel Adams

Statue of a Religious Figure, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Three Photographs of Trees, 1948

Ansel Adams

Three Photographs of Trees, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Artist Painting en Plein Air and Still Life, 1948

Ansel Adams

Artist Painting en Plein Air and Still Life, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Riverbed, 1948

Ansel Adams

Riverbed, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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View of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, 1948

Ansel Adams

View of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Detail of Coastline, 1948

Ansel Adams

Detail of Coastline, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Detail of Coastline, 1948

Ansel Adams

Detail of Coastline, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: May 12, 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: May 12, 2021

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra..., 1932

Ansel Adams

Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra..., 1932

Sale Date: May 12, 2021

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

Sale Date: May 12, 2021

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原框签名《优山美地的冬天》附与藏家通信

Ansel Adams

原框签名《优山美地的冬天》附与藏家通信

Sale Date: April 26, 2021

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'Moonrise, Hernandez, NM', 1941

Ansel Adams

'Moonrise, Hernandez, NM', 1941

Sale Date: April 21, 2021

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: May 5, 2021

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El Capitan, Winter Sunrise, Yosemite..., 1968

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Winter Sunrise, Yosemite..., 1968

Sale Date: May 5, 2021

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Sierra Nevada: Autumn Moon, The High Sierra..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada: Autumn Moon, The High Sierra..., 1948

Sale Date: May 5, 2021

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Trailside, Near Juneau, Alaska, 1947-1948, 1947–1948

Ansel Adams

Trailside, Near Juneau, Alaska, 1947-1948, 1947–1948

Sale Date: May 5, 2021

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