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Ansel Adams

American · 1902–1984 · Printmaker, Photographer

Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ansel Adams, Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, 1944, Mural-sized gelatin silver print, printed 1967, flush-mountedWinter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine CaliforniaPhillips · $412,500≈ £327,485≈ €364,110Sign up to see
  2. Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1959Moonrise, Hernandez, New MexicoPhillips · $381,000≈ £305,240≈ €349,509Sign up to see
  3. Ansel Adams, The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, WyomingPhillips · $289,800≈ £213,104≈ €250,649Sign up to see

Ansel Adams’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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  1. Ansel Adams, Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, gelatin silver print
    Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California
    Photograph
    15½ h x 19½ w in (39 x 50 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 144
    $6,930≈ £5,337≈ €6,402Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Ansel Adams, Orchard, South of San Jose, California, gelatin silver print
    Orchard, South of San Jose, California
    Photograph
    13⅞ h x 19½ w in (35 x 50 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 145
    $5,805≈ £4,470≈ €5,363Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Ansel Adams, Pasture, Sonoma Count, Hills, California, gelatin silver print
    Pasture, Sonoma Count, Hills, California
    Photograph
    15⅛ h x 19⅜ w in (38 x 49 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 146
    $7,560≈ £5,822≈ €6,984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Ansel Adams, Photography Book Grouping, Signed And Unsigned, with Two, Gelatin Silver Prints of Adams
    Photography Book Grouping, Signed And Unsigned, with Two
    Photograph
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1055
    $650≈ £498≈ €595HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at DuMouchelles ↗
  5. Ansel Adams, "The New Ansel Adams Photography Series" Books, One Signed, Yosemite Book, with Signed, Print+ Letter 6 pcs
    "The New Ansel Adams Photography Series" Books, One Signed, Yosemite Book, with Signed
    Print (other)
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1056
    $800≈ £612≈ €732HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  6. Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977
    Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (26.7 x 34.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 230
    $25,400≈ £19,412≈ €23,182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Ansel Adams, Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950-1962
    Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (24.1 x 34.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 231
    $38,100≈ £29,117≈ €34,772Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Ansel Adams, Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio VII , printed 1976
    Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958
    Photograph · ed. 40/115
    18 x 22 3/4 in. (45.7 x 57.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 232
    $35,560≈ £27,176≈ €32,454Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Ansel Adams, Tree, stump and mist, Northern Cascades, Washington, 1958, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio VII , printed 1976
    Tree, stump and mist, Northern Cascades, Washington, 1958
    Photograph
    15 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (39.4 x 48.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 233
    $5,715≈ £4,368≈ €5,216Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Ansel Adams, Selected Images from Portfolio IV, circa 1940-1963, Eight gelatin silver prints from Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of Russell Varian , printed 1963
    Selected Images from Portfolio IV, circa 1940-1963
    Photograph · ed. 235/260
    Varying sizes from 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (18.4 x 21.6 cm) to 10 x 12 5/8 in. (25.4 x 32.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 234
    $33,020≈ £25,235≈ €30,136Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
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Lots by Ansel Adams that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Ansel Adams signature

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

  • lower right16
  • on the reverse2
  • in the margin1

Form

  • signed122
  • signed in pencil97
  • initialled19
  • monogrammed4
  • signed and dated2

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About Ansel Adams

Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph. He and Fred Archer developed a system of image-making called the Zone System, a method of achieving a desired final print through a technical understanding of how the tonal range of an image is the result of choices made in exposure, negative development, and printing.

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In museum collections

  • Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New MexicoMoonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Ansel Adams, The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, WyomingThe Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Ansel Adams, Monolith, the Face of Half DomeMonolith, the Face of Half Dome, 1927
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Ansel Adams, Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National ParkEvening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park, 1942
    National Archives at College Park · Public domain

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