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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point,..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point,..., 1940

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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原框签名船长峰的冬天

Ansel Adams

原框签名船长峰的冬天

Sale Date: November 2, 2020

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签名特别版杰弗里松哨兵岩, 1977

Ansel Adams

签名特别版杰弗里松哨兵岩, 1977

Sale Date: November 2, 2020

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原框签名冰川角的月升, 1948

Ansel Adams

原框签名冰川角的月升, 1948

Sale Date: November 2, 2020

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Moon Over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon Over Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, , 1960

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: January 13, 2021

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: January 13, 2021

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Unicorn Peak and Thunderclouds, Yosemite..., 1967

Ansel Adams

Unicorn Peak and Thunderclouds, Yosemite..., 1967

Sale Date: January 13, 2021

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Yosemite Valley under Snow, North Dome, 1930, 1930

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley under Snow, North Dome, 1930, 1930

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Half Dome from Glacier Point, 1930, 1930

Ansel Adams

Half Dome from Glacier Point, 1930, 1930

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Nevada Fall, 1930, 1930

Ansel Adams

Nevada Fall, 1930, 1930

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Self-Portrait, Monument Valley, Utah, 1958

Ansel Adams

Self-Portrait, Monument Valley, Utah, 1958

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Ansel Adams' Living Room, Carmel, 1965

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams' Living Room, Carmel, 1965

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Political Signs & Circus Posters, San..., 1931

Ansel Adams

Political Signs & Circus Posters, San..., 1931

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Architectural Detail at Columbia,..., 1955

Ansel Adams

Architectural Detail at Columbia,..., 1955

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Fence Collapsing, Old Graveyard, California

Ansel Adams

Fence Collapsing, Old Graveyard, California

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

Ansel Adams

Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Vineyard, Soledad, California, 1959

Ansel Adams

Vineyard, Soledad, California, 1959

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Chapel, Paul Masson Vineyards, 1959

Ansel Adams

Chapel, Paul Masson Vineyards, 1959

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Ansel Adams

Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Mount Lyell from the Lyell Fork of the..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Mount Lyell from the Lyell Fork of the..., 1936

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Ansel Adams

Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

Auction Closed

Granite on Juniper, Merced Cañon, Y. N. P, 1936

Ansel Adams

Granite on Juniper, Merced Cañon, Y. N. P, 1936

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

Auction Closed

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