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)
Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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White Pillar, Columbia, California, 1947-48, 1902

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White Pillar, Columbia, California, 1947-48, 1902

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, 1941

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, 1958

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Monument Valley, 1947, 1947

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Monument Valley, 1947, 1947

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Kearsarge Pinnacles, Kings Canyon National..., 1937

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Kearsarge Pinnacles, Kings Canyon National..., 1937

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Marion Lake, Kings Canyon National Park,..., 1936

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Marion Lake, Kings Canyon National Park,..., 1936

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Kings Canyon National Park, California, late , 1902

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Kings Canyon National Park, California, late , 1902

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National..., 1955

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Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National..., 1955

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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El Capitan, Sunrise, Winter, Yosemite, pl. 10...

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El Capitan, Sunrise, Winter, Yosemite, pl. 10...

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from..., 1944

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Yosemite Falls, circa 1950, 1950

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Yosemite Falls, circa 1950, 1950

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1939, 1939

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1939, 1939

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Banner Peak at Sunset from the Shore of..., 1923

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Banner Peak at Sunset from the Shore of..., 1923

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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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: April 26, 2016

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

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

Sale Date: April 26, 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: April 26, 2016

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White House Ruin, Morning, Canyon de Chelly, , 1949

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White House Ruin, Morning, Canyon de Chelly, , 1949

Sale Date: March 22, 2016

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, California, 1960

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, California, 1960

Sale Date: March 22, 2016

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MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO, 1941

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MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO, 1941

Sale Date: April 3, 2016

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CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1944

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CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, 1944

Sale Date: April 3, 2016

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MT. WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA, 1944

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MT. WILLIAMSON, SIERRA NEVADA, 1944

Sale Date: April 3, 2016

Auction Closed

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