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)
ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Ansel Adams

ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

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LEAVES MILLS COLLEGE CAMPUS, OAKLAND CA, 1936

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LEAVES MILLS COLLEGE CAMPUS, OAKLAND CA, 1936

Sale Date: April 10, 2018

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Yellowstone fall, 1940

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Yellowstone fall, 1940

Sale Date: April 17, 2018

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine , 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine , 1944

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Sale Date: March 18, 2018

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: April 9, 2018

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Portfolio Two: The National Parks and..., 1950

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Portfolio Two: The National Parks and..., 1950

Sale Date: April 9, 2018

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Cypress Tree in Fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967

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Cypress Tree in Fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967

Sale Date: April 9, 2018

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Forest Floor, Yosemite Valley, California, 1950

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Forest Floor, Yosemite Valley, California, 1950

Sale Date: April 9, 2018

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

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

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Stained Wallpaper, Eastern Oregon, 1960

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Stained Wallpaper, Eastern Oregon, 1960

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, from 'Portfolio , 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, from 'Portfolio , 1958

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Northern California Coast Redwoods, from..., 1960

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Northern California Coast Redwoods, from..., 1960

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Trees and Snow, Yosemite, from 'Portfolio III', 1932

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Trees and Snow, Yosemite, from 'Portfolio III', 1932

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, from..., 1958

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Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, from..., 1958

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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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: April 6, 2018

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Waterwheel Falls, Yosemite National Park, 1940

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Waterwheel Falls, Yosemite National Park, 1940

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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

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

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: April 6, 2018

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Performance of Electra

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Performance of Electra

Sale Date: March 6, 2018

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Manly Beacon, Death Valley National Monument, 1952

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Manly Beacon, Death Valley National Monument, 1952

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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Mount Clarence King, Kings Canyon National..., 1925

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Mount Clarence King, Kings Canyon National..., 1925

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

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Vertical Aspens, 1958, 1958

Ansel Adams

Vertical Aspens, 1958, 1958

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

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