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)
Fort Sumter – Charleston, S. C, 1940

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Fort Sumter – Charleston, S. C, 1940

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Rose and Driftwood, San Francisco, 1962–1963

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Rose and Driftwood, San Francisco, 1962–1963

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Latch And Chain, Mineral King, California, 1927

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Latch And Chain, Mineral King, California, 1927

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Aspens, Merced Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1930

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Aspens, Merced Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1930

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Aspens, Dawn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, 1937

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Aspens, Dawn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, 1937

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1937

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1937

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Thunderstorm Over the Great Plains, Near..., 1961

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Thunderstorm Over the Great Plains, Near..., 1961

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Autumn Storm Near Las Trampas, New Mexico, 1958

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Autumn Storm Near Las Trampas, New Mexico, 1958

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

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Trees and Cliffs, Eagle Peak, Winter,..., 1935

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Trees and Cliffs, Eagle Peak, Winter,..., 1935

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Mt. Jackson & Mt. Fusilade [sic] - Glacier..., 1942

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Mt. Jackson & Mt. Fusilade [sic] - Glacier..., 1942

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1945

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Sun & Fog Tomales Bay, Ca, 1940

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Sun & Fog Tomales Bay, Ca, 1940

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Point Sur – Monterey County, California, 1962

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Point Sur – Monterey County, California, 1962

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, 1960

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From North Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, 1954

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From North Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, 1954

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White Gravestone, Laurel Hill Cemetery, San..., 1933

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White Gravestone, Laurel Hill Cemetery, San..., 1933

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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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: December 9, 2020

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

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

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Trees and Snow, Yosemite, 1933

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Trees and Snow, Yosemite, 1933

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Winnowing Grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1929

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Winnowing Grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1929

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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John Marin, 1944

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John Marin, 1944

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Alfred Stieglitz and Painting by Georgia..., 1939

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Alfred Stieglitz and Painting by Georgia..., 1939

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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