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)
OAK TREE, SNOWSTORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, , 1948

Ansel Adams

OAK TREE, SNOWSTORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, , 1948

Sale Date: October 7, 2016

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Glass Shards, Los Angeles, California, 1939

Ansel Adams

Glass Shards, Los Angeles, California, 1939

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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At Timber Cove, North Coast, California, 1960

Ansel Adams

At Timber Cove, North Coast, California, 1960

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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

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

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Ansel Adams

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1942

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Dead Tree, Sunset Crater National Monument,..., 1947

Ansel Adams

Dead Tree, Sunset Crater National Monument,..., 1947

Sale Date: October 6, 2016

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Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1927

Ansel Adams

Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1927

Sale Date: October 6, 2016

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Field of Grasses, Laguna Niguel, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Field of Grasses, Laguna Niguel, 1960–1969

Sale Date: September 23, 2016

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Stained Wall Paper, Eastern Oregon, 1962–1963

Ansel Adams

Stained Wall Paper, Eastern Oregon, 1962–1963

Sale Date: September 23, 2016

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Forest, Early Morning, Mount Rainier Park,..., 1949

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Forest, Early Morning, Mount Rainier Park,..., 1949

Sale Date: September 23, 2016

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Waterwheel Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1940

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Waterwheel Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1940

Sale Date: September 23, 2016

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South House and Church Gate, 1929–1930

Ansel Adams

South House and Church Gate, 1929–1930

Sale Date: September 23, 2016

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Fern Spring, Dusk, 1974

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Fern Spring, Dusk, 1974

Sale Date: September 24, 2016

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Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves, 1934

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Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves, 1934

Sale Date: September 22, 2016

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: September 17, 2016

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Oak Tree in Snow Against Cathedral Rock,..., 1933

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree in Snow Against Cathedral Rock,..., 1933

Sale Date: October 5, 2016

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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: October 5, 2016

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Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Ansel Adams

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

Sale Date: October 5, 2016

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Sale Date: October 5, 2016

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960

Sale Date: October 5, 2016

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

Ansel Adams

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

Sale Date: October 5, 2016

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm

Ansel Adams

Oak Tree, Snowstorm

Sale Date: September 10, 2016

Auction Closed

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