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)
El Capitan - Winter

Ansel Adams

El Capitan - Winter

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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El Capitan

Ansel Adams

El Capitan

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Half Dome, Blowing Snow, 1955–1955

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Blowing Snow, 1955–1955

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Moon and Half Dome, 1980

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Moon and Half Dome, 1980

Sale Date: November 18, 2023

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Moon and Half Dome

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Moon and Half Dome

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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El Capitan, Winter

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El Capitan, Winter

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Moonrise, From Glacier Point

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Moonrise, From Glacier Point

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

Ansel Adams

Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1935

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National...

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Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National...

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Yosemite Valley, gelatin silver print

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley, gelatin silver print

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park,...

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Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park,...

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Sequoia Roots, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite..., 1950

Ansel Adams

Sequoia Roots, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite..., 1950

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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The Grand Tetons and Snake River, 1942

Ansel Adams

The Grand Tetons and Snake River, 1942

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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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: November 8, 2023

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1948

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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

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

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1939

Ansel Adams

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1939

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Russell & Sigurd Varian, 1953

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Russell & Sigurd Varian, 1953

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Yosemite Valley Thunderstorm, Yosemite..., 1945

Ansel Adams

Yosemite Valley Thunderstorm, Yosemite..., 1945

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California

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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Mormon Temple, Manti, Utah, (from Portfolio..., 1948

Ansel Adams

Mormon Temple, Manti, Utah, (from Portfolio..., 1948

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Unicorn Peak and Thundercloud

Ansel Adams

Unicorn Peak and Thundercloud

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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