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)
Taos Pueblo, 1930

Ansel Adams

Taos Pueblo, 1930

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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Old Faithful Geyser, 1942

Ansel Adams

Old Faithful Geyser, 1942

Sale Date: May 2, 2019

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Teklanika River, Mount McKinley National..., 1947

Ansel Adams

Teklanika River, Mount McKinley National..., 1947

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Storm Surf, Timber Cove, California, 1960

Ansel Adams

Storm Surf, Timber Cove, California, 1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Rocks and Limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

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Rocks and Limpets, Point Lobos, California, 1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley, 1926–1959

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, 1948

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Lake Tenaya, 1946

Ansel Adams

Lake Tenaya, 1946

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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'ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Ansel Adams

'ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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'MOUNT DANA, TIOGA LAKE, 1965

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'MOUNT DANA, TIOGA LAKE, 1965

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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'PICKET FENCE, 1936

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'PICKET FENCE, 1936

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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REDWOODS, RICHARDSON GROVE, CALIFORNIA..., 1932

Ansel Adams

REDWOODS, RICHARDSON GROVE, CALIFORNIA..., 1932

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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'THE GRAND TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND , 1942

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'THE GRAND TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, GRAND , 1942

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Near Corral de Tierra, 1977

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Near Corral de Tierra, 1977

Sale Date: April 9, 2019

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Spanish-American Woman near Chimayo, New..., 1937

Ansel Adams

Spanish-American Woman near Chimayo, New..., 1937

Sale Date: April 8, 2019

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Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, , 1940

Ansel Adams

Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, , 1940

Sale Date: April 8, 2019

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Sequoia Roots, 1950

Ansel Adams

Sequoia Roots, 1950

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

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Trailside, near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

Ansel Adams

Trailside, near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Orchard, Portola Valley, California, 1940

Ansel Adams

Orchard, Portola Valley, California, 1940

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Ghost Ranch Hills, Chama Valley, New Mexico, 1937

Ansel Adams

Ghost Ranch Hills, Chama Valley, New Mexico, 1937

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

Auction Closed

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