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Ansel Adams Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1902–1984

ArtSell has recorded 345 auction results for Ansel Adams photographs between 2002 and 2026, and 309 of them sold (90%). Half of the priced sales fell between $2.5kSign up free to see and $20.3kSign up free to see, with a median of $6.3kSign up free to see. Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California holds the top price on file: $413kSign up free to see at Phillips (July 2020). Most results come from Phillips (153), Bonhams (60) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (26).

$412,500≈ £327,485≈ €364,110Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumWinter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine CaliforniaPhillips345auction results2002–2026years recorded90%sold$6.3kSign up free to seemedian price

Ansel Adams photographs: key figures

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345
Sold rate
90%
Active at auction
2002–2026
Median price
$6.3kSign up free to see
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$413kSign up free to see Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, Phillips, Jul 2020

Top auction houses: Phillips (153), Bonhams (60), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (26)

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  1. Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska by Ansel Adams, 1947, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Oct 2019
    Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska, 1947
    Photograph
    15 5/8 x 19 1/4 in. (39.7 x 48.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 101
    $27,500≈ £22,447≈ €25,234Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Untitled by Ansel Adams, ANSEL ADAMS PORTFOLIO VI: EIGHT OUT OF 10 GELATIN SILVER PRINTS, each signed, numbered 62/100, each with portfolio stamp, sold Jun 2019
    Untitled
    Photograph · ed. 62/100
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 559
    $64,000≈ £50,342≈ €56,773HammerSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  3. The Tuolomne River by Ansel Adams, Gelatin silver print., sold Jun 2019
    The Tuolomne River
    Photograph
    19 in. x 15 1/4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 558
    $2,500≈ £1,966≈ €2,218HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  4. Stream by Ansel Adams, Gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2019
    Stream
    Photograph
    19 in. x 14 1/4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 557C
    $3,900≈ £3,068≈ €3,460HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  5. Moonrise by Ansel Adams, Mount has @ 1/4 in. area of discoloration around photograph, sold Jun 2019
    Moonrise
    Photograph
    15 1/4 in. x 19 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 557B
    $19,000≈ £14,945≈ €16,854HammerSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  6. Moon and Clouds, Northern California by Ansel Adams, 1959, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio V , printed 1970, offered Apr 2019
    Moon and Clouds, Northern California, 1959
    Photograph
    15 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (39.4 x 48.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 158
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park by Ansel Adams, 1927, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Apr 2019
    Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1927
    Photograph
    19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 157
    $23,750≈ £18,083≈ €21,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Still Life, San Francisco by Ansel Adams, circa 1932, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio VI , printed 1974, sold Apr 2019
    Still Life, San Francisco, circa 1932
    Photograph · ed. 57/110
    19 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (48.9 x 37.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 156
    $7,500≈ £5,710≈ €6,685Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California by Ansel Adams, 1927, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2019
    Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California, 1927
    Photograph
    10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 155
    $9,375≈ £7,138≈ €8,356Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Cathedral Spires and Rocks, Late Afternoon, Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, gelatin silver print, sold Feb 2019
    Cathedral Spires and Rocks, Late Afternoon, Yosemite National Park, California
    Photograph
    sight: 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches
    Capsule Auctions · · Lot 88
    $813≈ £630≈ €719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Capsule Auctions ↗
  11. Ferns, Valley Floor by Ansel Adams, 1948, Gelatinesilberabzug, sold Nov 2018
    Ferns, Valley Floor, 1948
    Photograph
    24,5 x 19,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 2001
    €1,419≈ $1,611≈ £1,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
  12. White Branches, Mono Lake, California by Ansel Adams, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Oct 2018
    White Branches, Mono Lake, California, 1950
    Photograph
    19 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. (49.2 x 38.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 148
    $11,250≈ £8,664≈ €9,781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. California Coast South of Big Sur by Ansel Adams, circa 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1962, sold Oct 2018
    California Coast South of Big Sur, circa 1950
    Photograph
    10 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (26.4 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 145
    $13,750≈ £10,589≈ €11,954Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of Russell Varian by Ansel Adams, San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1963. Fifteen gelatin silver prints, sold Oct 2018
    Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of Russell Varian
    Photograph
    Varying dimensions from 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (17.1 x 22.5 cm) to 10 x 12 3/4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 142
    $47,500≈ £36,581≈ €41,297Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1963, sold Oct 2018
    Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941
    Photograph
    15 3/8 x 19 1/4 in. (39.1 x 48.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 139
    $52,500≈ £40,431≈ €45,644Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California by Ansel Adams, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed 1981, sold Oct 2018
    Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California, 1948
    Photograph
    19 3/8 x 15 in. (49.2 x 38.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 138
    $16,250≈ £12,514≈ €14,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California by Ansel Adams, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed 1963-1973, sold Oct 2018
    Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, 1944
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 19 1/8 in. (36.8 x 48.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 137
    $43,750≈ £33,693≈ €38,037Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947 (from Portfolio VI) by Ansel Adams, gelatin silver print, sold Sep 2018
    Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, 1947 (from Portfolio VI)
    Photograph
    15½ h x 19 w in (39 x 48 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 152
    $17,500≈ £13,300≈ €14,948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
  19. No. 6 Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, 1958 by Ansel Adams, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2018
    No. 6 Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah, 1958
    Photograph
    15¼ h x 19¾ w in (39 x 50 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 181
    $2,750≈ £2,119≈ €2,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  20. Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, CA by Ansel Adams, Gelatin Silver Print, sold May 2018
    Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, CA
    Photograph
    12.25" high x 9" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 117
    $900≈ £671≈ €765HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  21. Aspens, Northern New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Apr 2018
    Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958
    Photograph
    15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 82
    $37,500≈ £26,543≈ €30,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments by Ansel Adams, 1950, San Francisco: Self-published, 1950. Fifteen gelatin silver prints, sold Apr 2018
    Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments, 1950
    Photograph · ed. 87/100
    Varying dimensions from 7 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (19.1 x 23.2 cm) to 8 3/4 x 12 in. (22.2 x 30.5 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 78
    $40,000≈ £28,313≈ €32,510Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Cypress Tree in Fog, Pebble Beach, California by Ansel Adams, 1967, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, sold Apr 2018
    Cypress Tree in Fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 13 in. (24.4 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 77
    $10,000≈ £7,078≈ €8,127Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Forest Floor, Yosemite Valley, California by Ansel Adams, circa 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979, sold Apr 2018
    Forest Floor, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1950
    Photograph · ed. 31/50
    15 x 19 1/4 in. (38.1 x 48.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 76
    $10,000≈ £7,078≈ €8,127Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s by Alan Ross, sold Dec 2017
    El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952
    Photograph
    24 x 18.7 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 83
    €2,728≈ $3,242≈ £2,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,500View at Lempertz ↗
  26. Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of Russell Varian by Ansel Adams, San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1963. Fifteen gelatin silver prints, offered Oct 2017
    Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of Russell Varian
    Photograph · ed. 108/260
    Varying dimensions from 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (17.1 x 22.5 cm) to 10 x 12 3/4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 306
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California by Ansel Adams, 1939, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley , printed 1960, sold Oct 2017
    Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California, 1939
    Photograph · ed. 70/208
    7 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. (18.4 x 23.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 303
    $3,750≈ £2,833≈ €3,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, circa 1946, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1976, sold Oct 2017
    Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park, California, circa 1946
    Photograph
    15 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (39.4 x 48.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 282
    $25,000≈ £18,888≈ €21,271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Taos Pueblo by Ansel Adams, San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1930. Illustrated with twelve gelatin silver prints on Dassonville paper, text by Mary Au, sold Oct 2017
    Taos Pueblo
    Photograph · Paper · ed. 73/108
    Varying dimensions from 6 x 8 3/8 in. (15.2 x 21.3 cm) to 9 x 6 1/2 in. (22.9 x 16.5 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 60
    $18,750≈ £14,166≈ €15,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Aspens, Northern New Mexico 1958 by Ansel Adams, gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2017
    Aspens, Northern New Mexico 1958
    Photograph
    381 x 483mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 36
    NZ$24,025≈ $17,461≈ £13,440≈ €14,884Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  31. Old Doors, Columbia Farm, Los Angeles by Ansel Adams, 1940, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1940-1953, sold Apr 2017
    Old Doors, Columbia Farm, Los Angeles, 1940
    Photograph
    9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    $9,375≈ £7,537≈ €8,802Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, 1960, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio Four , printed 1963, sold Apr 2017
    Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, 1960
    Photograph · ed. 210/260
    7 x 9 3/8 in. (17.8 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 305
    $12,500≈ £10,049≈ €11,736Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed 1963-1970, sold Apr 2017
    Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1944
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (27.3 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 302
    $37,500≈ £30,147≈ €35,208Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Yosemite Valley by Ansel Adams, circa 1935, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2017
    Yosemite Valley, circa 1935
    Photograph
    6 3/4 x 9 in. (17.1 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 1
    $28,750≈ £22,993≈ €26,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Dead Tree, Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona by Ansel Adams, 1947, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio II, The National Parks and Monuments , printed 1950, sold Oct 2016
    Dead Tree, Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona, 1947
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 51
    $3,750≈ £2,949≈ €3,345Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California by Ansel Adams, 1927, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2016
    Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California, 1927
    Photograph
    10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    $8,750≈ £6,881≈ €7,805Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Moonrise from Glacier Point by Ansel Adams, Gelatin silver print, later imp, sold Apr 2016
    Moonrise from Glacier Point
    Photograph
    7.5 in. x 9.4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1270
    $1,700≈ £1,163≈ €1,491HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  38. Mirror Lake by Ansel Adams, Gelatin silver print, later imp, sold Apr 2016
    Mirror Lake
    Photograph
    7.5 in. x 9.4 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1269
    $1,800≈ £1,232≈ €1,579HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  39. Banner Peak at Sunset from the Shore of Thousand Island Lake, Mono County, California by Ansel Adams, 1923, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2016
    Banner Peak at Sunset from the Shore of Thousand Island Lake, Mono County, California, 1923
    Photograph
    5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (14.6 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 190
    $3,750≈ £2,628≈ €3,295Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Mexican Girl near Pescadero, California by Ansel Adams, 1958, Gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2015
    Mexican Girl near Pescadero, California, 1958
    Photograph
    10 7/8 x 7 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7168
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  41. Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park by Ansel Adams, 1927, Gelatin silver print, from Portfolio III , printed 1960, sold Oct 2015
    Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1927
    Photograph · ed. 151/208
    11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 199
    $15,000≈ £9,818≈ €13,329Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Manzanar, California by Ansel Adams, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2015
    Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada from Manzanar, California, 1944
    Photograph
    15 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. (38.7 x 46.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 198
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California by Ansel Adams, 1927, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2015
    Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California, 1927
    Photograph
    10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 196
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Redwood Grove, Northern California by Ansel Adams, 1964, Gelatin silver print, mounted on Hi-Art illustration board, sold Jul 2015
    Redwood Grove, Northern California, 1964
    Photograph · Board
    18 5/8 x 14 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3115
    $2,750≈ £1,767≈ €2,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  45. Redwoods, Richardson Grove, California, 1950s by Ansel Adams, Gelatin silver print, mounted on Hi-Art illustration board, offered Jul 2015
    Redwoods, Richardson Grove, California, 1950s
    Photograph · Board
    19 1/2 x 14in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3114
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  46. SET OF SIX YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK SPECIAL EDITION PHOTOGRAPHS, 1958
    Photograph
    6.80 x 9.40in. (17.27 x 23.88cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 87
    €2,600≈ $2,937≈ £1,912HammerSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
  47. Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley by Ansel Adams, 1960, Gelatin silver print, sold Jan 2015
    Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3706
    $3,125≈ £2,082≈ €2,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  48. Jeffrey Pine, Sentinal Dome, Yosemite National Park by Ansel Adams, 1940, Gelatin silver print, sold Jan 2015
    Jeffrey Pine, Sentinal Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1940
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 9 5/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3705
    $2,250≈ £1,499≈ €2,001Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  49. Yosemite Valley, Inspiration Point by Ansel Adams, c. 1935, Gelatin silver print, offered Jan 2015
    Yosemite Valley, Inspiration Point, c. 1935
    Photograph
    6 1/4 x 8 5/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3704
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  50. El Capitan, Yosemite Valley by Ansel Adams, c. 1935, Gelatin silver print, offered Jan 2015
    El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, c. 1935
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 3/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3703
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗

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