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)
Old Water Tower, San Francisco, 1961

Ansel Adams

Old Water Tower, San Francisco, 1961

Sale Date: September 26, 2019

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Sale Date: September 26, 2019

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White Post and Spandrel, Columbia,..., 1953

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White Post and Spandrel, Columbia,..., 1953

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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The Sentinel, 1923

Ansel Adams

The Sentinel, 1923

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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The Abode of Snow, 1927

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The Abode of Snow, 1927

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Sierra Junipers, 1923

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Sierra Junipers, 1923

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1945

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Pinnacles, Alabama Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1945

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, from..., 1958

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Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, from..., 1958

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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On the Heights, Yosemite, 1927

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On the Heights, Yosemite, 1927

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Mount Galen Clark, 1923

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Mount Galen Clark, 1923

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Mount Clarence King, 1925

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Mount Clarence King, 1925

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Mount Brewer, 1927

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Mount Brewer, 1927

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Moonrise, Hernandez, NM, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, NM, 1941

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Lower Paradise Valley, 1927

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Lower Paradise Valley, 1927

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, 1960

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Lone Pine Peak, Sierra Nevada, California, 1960

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Lake Tenaya; Moon and Half Dome, 1946

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Lake Tenaya; Moon and Half Dome, 1946

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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From Glacier Point, 1927

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From Glacier Point, 1927

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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East Vidette, 1925

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East Vidette, 1925

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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Golden Gate before the Bridge, 1932

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Golden Gate before the Bridge, 1932

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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From North Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, 1954

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From North Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, 1954

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, From Line..., 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, From Line..., 1944

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from..., 1944

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Ansel Adams

Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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