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)
Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1949

Ansel Adams

Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1949

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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[ARTISTS BOOK]. ADAMS, Ansel..., 1923–1974

Ansel Adams

[ARTISTS BOOK]. ADAMS, Ansel..., 1923–1974

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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Half Dome and Moon, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Attributed to Ansel Adams

Half Dome and Moon, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

Ansel Adams

Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

Auction Closed

Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Peaks and Meadows, Lyell Fork of the Merced..., 1943

Ansel Adams

Peaks and Meadows, Lyell Fork of the Merced..., 1943

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Group of 6 Photographs, 1943

Ansel Adams

Group of 6 Photographs, 1943

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Yosemite Valley from Inspriuation Point,..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley from Inspriuation Point,..., 1940

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Thunderstorm Yosemite Valley, California, 1945

Ansel Adams

Thunderstorm Yosemite Valley, California, 1945

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

Ansel Adams

Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1939

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Valley View of Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Ansel Adams

Valley View of Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1939

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1939

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

Auction Closed

Half Dome and Moon, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Half Dome and Moon, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

Auction Closed

Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Orchard, Early Spring near Stanford..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Orchard, Early Spring near Stanford..., 1940

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, 1942

Ansel Adams

Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, 1942

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

Auction Closed

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

Auction Closed

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

Auction Closed

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