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's Estate Rebukes Adobe for Selling A.I. Images in the Style of the Late Photographer

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East Vidette, Southern Sierra, from the..., 1927

Ansel Adams

East Vidette, Southern Sierra, from the..., 1927

Sale Date: October 27, 2016

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, from the..., 1927

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El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, from the..., 1927

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, 1948

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, 1948

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The Sentinel, Yosemite Valley, from the..., 1927

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The Sentinel, Yosemite Valley, from the..., 1927

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1935

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1935

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PORTRAIT OF ALFRED STIEGLITZ, 1940

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PORTRAIT OF ALFRED STIEGLITZ, 1940

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WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1963–1970

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WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1963–1970

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MONOLITH, THE FACE OF HALF DOME,..., 1973–1977

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MONOLITH, THE FACE OF HALF DOME,..., 1973–1977

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ASPENS, NEW MEXICO, 1962–1963

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ASPENS, NEW MEXICO, 1962–1963

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AUTUMN STORM NEAR LAS TRAMPAS, NEW MEXICO, 1973–1977

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AUTUMN STORM NEAR LAS TRAMPAS, NEW MEXICO, 1973–1977

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OAK TREE, RAIN, SONOMA COUNTY HILLS,..., 1973–1977

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OAK TREE, RAIN, SONOMA COUNTY HILLS,..., 1973–1977

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PORTFOLIO FOUR: WHAT MAJESTIC WORD, IN..., 1943–1963

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PORTFOLIO FOUR: WHAT MAJESTIC WORD, IN..., 1943–1963

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PORTFOLIO THREE: YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1926–1959

Ansel Adams

PORTFOLIO THREE: YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1926–1959

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WINTER SUNRISE - THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM , 1973–1977

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WINTER SUNRISE - THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM , 1973–1977

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NOON CLOUDS, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK,..., 1962–1963

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NOON CLOUDS, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK,..., 1962–1963

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RIVER, CLIFFS, AUTUMN, YOSEMITE..., 1973–1977

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RIVER, CLIFFS, AUTUMN, YOSEMITE..., 1973–1977

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MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO, 1941

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MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO, 1941

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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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GRASS AND RAIN, ALASKA

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GRASS AND RAIN, ALASKA

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TETON RANGE, SNAKE RIVER, 1963–1970

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TETON RANGE, SNAKE RIVER, 1963–1970

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MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO, 1941

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MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO, 1941

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MOUNT WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA, FROM..., 1973–1977

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MOUNT WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA, FROM..., 1973–1977

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SIERRA NEVADA, WINTER, EVENING CLOUD, 1962–1963

Ansel Adams

SIERRA NEVADA, WINTER, EVENING CLOUD, 1962–1963

Sale Date: October 7, 2016

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