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 (6,345 results)
Rocks and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National...

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Rocks and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National...

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite Valley, California

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite Valley, California

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Forest Detail, Winter

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Forest Detail, Winter

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Ferns, Valley Floor

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Ferns, Valley Floor

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Door, Old Church in Chinese Camp

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Door, Old Church in Chinese Camp

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Forest Detail, Winter, 1949

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Forest Detail, Winter, 1949

Sale Date: May 7, 2024

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El Capitan, Winter, 1968

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El Capitan, Winter, 1968

Sale Date: May 7, 2024

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Forest Detail, Winter, Yosemite National..., 1949

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Forest Detail, Winter, Yosemite National..., 1949

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Ferns, Valley Floor, Yosemite National Park, , 1945

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Ferns, Valley Floor, Yosemite National Park, , 1945

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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

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

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

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Oak Stree, Snowstorm, 1948

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Oak Stree, Snowstorm, 1948

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Camp Curry

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Camp Curry

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Merced Courthouse, 1950–1969

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Merced Courthouse, 1950–1969

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite National...

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite National...

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park

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Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1974–1977

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite..., 1974–1977

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1955

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1955

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

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Lake Tenaya, Yosemite National Park,..., 1946

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

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Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park,..., 1948

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Portfolio III with 16 works, 1927–1956

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Portfolio III with 16 works, 1927–1956

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Portfolio V with 10 works, 1936–1960

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Portfolio V with 10 works, 1936–1960

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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