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)
Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail, 1938

Ansel Adams

Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail, 1938

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1936

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Valley View, Yosemite National Park,..., 1936

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

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Garfield Merner Home, Hillsborough,..., 1927

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Rushing Water, Merced River, 1955

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Rushing Water, Merced River, 1955

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

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Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin..., 1962

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

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Lot Description, 1974

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Lot Description, 1974

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Ferns, Valley Floor, Yosemite, 1945

Ansel Adams

Ferns, Valley Floor, Yosemite, 1945

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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El Capitan, 1948

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, 1948

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Lodgepole Pines, Lyell Fork of the Merced..., 1921

Ansel Adams

Lodgepole Pines, Lyell Fork of the Merced..., 1921

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1928

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Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1928

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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The Teton Range and Snake River, Grand Teton , 1942

Ansel Adams

The Teton Range and Snake River, Grand Teton , 1942

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Clearing Winter Storm, 1937

Ansel Adams

Clearing Winter Storm, 1937

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Aspens, 1958

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Aspens, 1958

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone..., 1944

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Moonrise, Hernandez, NM, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, NM, 1941

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Aspens, 1958

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Aspens, 1958

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Denali..., 1947

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Denali..., 1947

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Mormon Temple, Monti, Utah, 1948

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Mormon Temple, Monti, Utah, 1948

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Aspens, Northern Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Untitled (Gravestone of Ruperta M Chaves), 1940

Ansel Adams

Untitled (Gravestone of Ruperta M Chaves), 1940

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Self-Portraits (2 works), 1940

Ansel Adams

Self-Portraits (2 works), 1940

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Mirror Lake (Yosemite Valley And Mt. Watkins)

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake (Yosemite Valley And Mt. Watkins)

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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