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)
Sand Dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

Ansel Adams

Sand Dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

Sale Date: May 5, 2021

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1963

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1963

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1950

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1950

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1973

Ansel Adams

Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1973

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1974

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1974

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Portfolio IV: What Majestic Word, In Memory..., 1963

Ansel Adams

Portfolio IV: What Majestic Word, In Memory..., 1963

Sale Date: April 9, 2021

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1964

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1964

Sale Date: April 9, 2021

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Mount Lyell and Mount McClure, Yosemite..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Mount Lyell and Mount McClure, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: April 9, 2021

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, c. 1941, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, c. 1941, 1941

Sale Date: April 9, 2021

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: April 9, 2021

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Live Oaks, Garland Park, Carmel Valley,..., 1976

Ansel Adams

Live Oaks, Garland Park, Carmel Valley,..., 1976

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Alaskan Cedars, Cascades, Washington, 1966, 1966

Ansel Adams

Alaskan Cedars, Cascades, Washington, 1966, 1966

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Plant Detail, Mt. Rainier National Park,..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Plant Detail, Mt. Rainier National Park,..., 1940

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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In Cascade National Park, Washington, c. 1960, 1960

Ansel Adams

In Cascade National Park, Washington, c. 1960, 1960

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Pioneer Mill, Cimarron, New Mexico, c. 1961, 1961

Ansel Adams

Pioneer Mill, Cimarron, New Mexico, c. 1961, 1961

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Church at Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico,..., 1929–1930

Ansel Adams

Church at Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico,..., 1929–1930

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Yosemite Valley, Moonrise, Yosemite National , 1935

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley, Moonrise, Yosemite National , 1935

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Door, Chinese Camp, California, c. 1957, 1957

Ansel Adams

Door, Chinese Camp, California, c. 1957, 1957

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Wall at Abiquiu, New Mexico, c. 1958, 1958

Ansel Adams

Wall at Abiquiu, New Mexico, c. 1958, 1958

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Golden Canyon, Death Valley National..., 1949

Ansel Adams

Golden Canyon, Death Valley National..., 1949

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Dunes, Hazy Sun, White Sands National..., 1941

Ansel Adams

Dunes, Hazy Sun, White Sands National..., 1941

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Door & Vases, Persian Court of Mrs. John..., 1929

Ansel Adams

Door & Vases, Persian Court of Mrs. John..., 1929

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

Auction Closed

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