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

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

Sale Date: April 6, 2017

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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

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

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Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park and Sierra..., 1945

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Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park and Sierra..., 1945

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine , 1944

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Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine , 1944

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Young Oaks Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1938

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Young Oaks Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1938

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra..., 1932

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra..., 1932

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Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

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Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National..., 1948

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Church, Sunset, Rear, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1948

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Church, Sunset, Rear, Ranchos de Taos, New..., 1948

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The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

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The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton..., 1942

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1960

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1960

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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Yosemite Valley, 1935

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Yosemite Valley, 1935

Sale Date: April 3, 2017

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Old Doors, Columbia Farm, Los Angeles, 1940

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Old Doors, Columbia Farm, Los Angeles, 1940

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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Mount Williamson, 1944

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Mount Williamson, 1944

Sale Date: March 21, 2017

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Sierra Nevada, The John Muir Trail

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Sierra Nevada, The John Muir Trail

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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Ansel Adams, Images 1923-1974, 1923–1974

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams, Images 1923-1974, 1923–1974

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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Taos Pueblo, 1977

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Taos Pueblo, 1977

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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Yosemite and the Range of Light, 1979

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Yosemite and the Range of Light, 1979

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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Evening Clouds, East Side of the Sierra , 1963–1970

Ansel Adams

Evening Clouds, East Side of the Sierra , 1963–1970

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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