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)
Alfred Stieglitz and Paintings by Georgia..., 1939

Ansel Adams

Alfred Stieglitz and Paintings by Georgia..., 1939

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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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: October 6, 2020

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Skylight, Dressing Room, Fairmont..., 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

Skylight, Dressing Room, Fairmont..., 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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

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

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Sierra Nevada, Winter, from the Owen Valley, , 1944

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Sierra Nevada, Winter, from the Owen Valley, , 1944

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Roots, Foster Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1948

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Roots, Foster Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1948

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Triple Divide Peak, Ottoway Peak, Merced..., 1921

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Triple Divide Peak, Ottoway Peak, Merced..., 1921

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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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: October 6, 2020

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JefJeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, 1940

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JefJeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, 1940

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1938

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Young Oaks, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1938

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1937

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CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL..., 1937

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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SELECTED PARMELIAN PRINTS, 1923

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SELECTED PARMELIAN PRINTS, 1923

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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MAROON BELLS, NEAR ASPEN, COLORADO, 1951

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MAROON BELLS, NEAR ASPEN, COLORADO, 1951

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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RIVER, CLIFFS, AUTUMN' (MERCED RIVER,..., 1939

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RIVER, CLIFFS, AUTUMN' (MERCED RIVER,..., 1939

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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ASPEN, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

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ASPEN, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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ICE ON ELLERY LAKE, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1959

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ICE ON ELLERY LAKE, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, 1959

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

Auction Closed

YOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHT, 1950

Ansel Adams

YOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHT, 1950

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

Auction Closed

APPROACHING STORM NEAR FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, 1936

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APPROACHING STORM NEAR FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, 1936

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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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: October 2, 2020

Auction Closed

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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From North Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, c. 1954, 1954

Ansel Adams

From North Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, c. 1954, 1954

Sale Date: September 4, 2020

Auction Closed

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