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)
Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Dogwood, 1958

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Dogwood, 1958

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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El Capitan in Winter, 1952

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El Capitan in Winter, 1952

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. McClure, Yosemite National , 1936

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. McClure, Yosemite National , 1936

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Upper Yosemite Fall, Spring, Yosemite National...

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Upper Yosemite Fall, Spring, Yosemite National...

Sale Date: March 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: March 10, 2021

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: March 10, 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: March 10, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1936

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1936

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Sierra Nevada, The John Muir Trail.

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada, The John Muir Trail.

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Portfolio V, 1936–1960

Ansel Adams

Portfolio V, 1936–1960

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, 1959

Ansel Adams

Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, 1959

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1972–1974

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1972–1974

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Branch and creek, 1960

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Branch and creek, 1960

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, 1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, Snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1972–1974

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1972–1974

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National..., 1972–1974

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Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National..., 1972–1974

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1940

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1940

Sale Date: March 17, 2021

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

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White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Monolith - the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1995

Ansel Adams

Monolith - the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1995

Sale Date: February 23, 2021

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El Capitan, Merced River, Clouds, Yosemite..., 1952

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Merced River, Clouds, Yosemite..., 1952

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Unicorn Peak and Thunderclouds, Yosemite..., 1967

Ansel Adams

Unicorn Peak and Thunderclouds, Yosemite..., 1967

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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