Ansel Adams signature
American · 1902–1984
244 catalogued lots by Ansel Adams record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (84% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- Ansel Adams×1
- AR×1
- Carmel 6.28.77×1
Catalogue signature lines
Signed "Ansel Adams" lower right of mount; titled, stamped with the Carmel credit stamp (BMFA stamp 11) and dated on the reverse
— Clearing Winter Storm, Phillips, May 14, 2025Title inscribed, signed and dated ‘Carmel 6.28.77’ and inscribed <i>for Karen </i> on artist’s blindstamp applied verso; signed to the mount
— Aspens, Northern New Mexico 1958, Art+Object, Aug 10, 2017Signed "AR" in pencil by the printer
— Moon and Half Dome', Yosemite National Park, California 1960, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023Filzstift monogrammiert: „AR“. Literatur und Abbildung Ansel Adams: Yosemite and the Range of Light
— Moon and Half Dome. Yosemite National Park, California, Grisebach, Jul 9, 2020Signed lower right
— Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025Signed lower right
— White Branches, Mono Lake, Cloud Reflections California, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Feb 1, 2025Signed Ansel Adams in the lower right
— Photography Book Grouping, Signed And Unsigned, with Two, DuMouchelles, Oct 10, 2024Signed in pencil lower right mount recto
— Moon and Half Dome, Brunk Auctions, Oct 20, 2023Initialed by the printer verso
— Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California, printed May 1991, Special Edition Photographs of Yosemite by Ansel Adams, printed by Alan Ross for the Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California, Brunk Auctions, Oct 20, 2023Signed mount lower right recto
— Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, Brunk Auctions, Oct 20, 2023Signed mount lower right
— Yosemite Valley Thunderstorm, Yosemite National park, California, Brunk Auctions, Oct 20, 2023Signed lower right on board
— Rain Sonoma County Hills, Michaan's Auctions, Aug 18, 2023Signed lower right on board
— Coast Near Timber Cove, Michaan's Auctions, Aug 18, 2023Signed in pencil mount lower right
— Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Brunk Auctions, May 19, 2023Signed on mount in pencil lower right
— Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Brunk Auctions, Oct 14, 2022Signed on mount lower right
— Cemetery Statue and Oil Derricks, Long Beach, California, 1939, Clarke Auction Gallery, Apr 11, 2021Signed on mount lower right
— Altarpiece, Las Trampas, New Mexico, Clarke Auction Gallery, Nov 8, 2020Signed in mount lower right
— Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley, CA, Clarke Auction Gallery, May 20, 2018Initialed and dated in ink on the recto
— Banner Peak at Sunset from the Shore of Thousand Island Lake, Mono County, California, Phillips, Apr 4, 2016Signed lower right in pencil
— The Merced Range, James D. Julia, Feb 4, 2015Signed lower right on mount
— San Francisco from San Bruno Mountain, California, 1953, Levis Fine Art Auctions, Sep 12, 2009Signed and with edition
— Gottardo Piazzoni in his Studio, San Francisco (from 'Portfolio VI'), Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026Signed and with edition
— White Post and Spandrel, Columbia, California (from 'Portfolio VI'), Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026Signed in ink on the mount
— Monolith, Face of Half Dome (from 'Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley'), Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026Signed and with edition
— Graduation Dress, Yosemite Valley, California (from 'Portfolio VI'), Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026Initialed by printer Alan Gross and stamped by the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights
— "Thunderstorm" Yosemite Valley, Barridoff Auctions, Apr 11, 2026Signed in pencil on the mount
— Trailside, near Juneau, Alaska, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026Signed
— Girl of Taos, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026Signed in ink on the mount
— Half Dome, Winter, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026Signed and dated in ink on the mount
— Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026Signed in pencil on the mount
— Bodie (Ghost Town), California, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026Signed in pencil on the mount
— Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026Signed and with edition
— Alders, Prairie Creek Beach, Northern California (from 'Portfolio VI'), Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026Signed and with edition
— Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California (from 'Portfolio VI'), Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026Signed in ink on the mount
— Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026Signed in pencil on the mount
— Half Dome, Orchard, Winter, Yosemite National Park, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026Signed
— Monolith - The Face of Half Dome (Parmelian Print), Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026Signed and with edition
— Still Life, San Francisco, California (from 'Portfolio VI'), Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026Signed in pencil on the mount
— Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, From Lone Pine, California, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026Signed on the mount in ink
— Alfred Stieglitz and a Painting by Georgia O'Keeffe, An American Place, New York City, Clarke Auction Gallery, Feb 8, 2026
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Ansel Adams auction results.