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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YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM INSPIRATION POINT,..., 1940

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YOSEMITE VALLEY FROM INSPIRATION POINT,..., 1940

Sale Date: April 3, 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 3, 2016

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

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ASPENS, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, 1958

Sale Date: April 3, 2016

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YOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHT, 1945

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YOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHT, 1945

Sale Date: April 3, 2016

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RIVER CLIFFS, AUTUMN, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1939

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RIVER CLIFFS, AUTUMN, YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1939

Sale Date: April 3, 2016

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WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE..., 1944

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WINTER SUNRISE, THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE..., 1944

Sale Date: April 3, 2016

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Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1940

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Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: April 6, 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: April 6, 2016

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Portfolio III: Yosemite Valley, 1960

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Portfolio III: Yosemite Valley, 1960

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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Portfolio II: The National Parks and Monuments, 1950

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Portfolio II: The National Parks and Monuments, 1950

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1940

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1940

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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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

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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Fifty-Seven Photographs Documenting the..., 1942

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Fifty-Seven Photographs Documenting the..., 1942

Sale Date: March 18, 2016

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The Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

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The Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

Sale Date: March 17, 2016

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Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves, 1934

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Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves, 1934

Sale Date: March 17, 2016

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Oak tree, sunset

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Oak tree, sunset

Sale Date: February 21, 2016

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Landscapes (group of 3)

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Landscapes (group of 3)

Sale Date: February 11, 2016

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El Capitan, Winter, 1950

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El Capitan, Winter, 1950

Sale Date: February 5, 2016

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Jeffery Pine

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Jeffery Pine

Sale Date: February 13, 2016

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Forest Detail - Winter

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Forest Detail - Winter

Sale Date: February 13, 2016

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The Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

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The Courthouse, Mariposa, California, 1935

Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves, 1934

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Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves, 1934

Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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Untitled (Massachusetts Civil Defense Corps), 1942

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Untitled (Massachusetts Civil Defense Corps), 1942

Sale Date: February 20, 2016

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

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Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, 1960

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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