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Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

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)

$412,500≈ £327,485≈ €364,110Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumWinter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine CaliforniaPhillips347lots offered2002–2026years recorded89%sold (305)$6.9kSign up free to seemedian price

3 works by Ansel Adams with an auction history (offered more than once) →

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  1. Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California by Ansel Adams, 1944, Mural-sized gelatin silver print, printed 1967, flush-mounted, sold Jul 2020Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine CaliforniaPhillips · $412,500≈ £327,485≈ €364,110Sign up to see
  2. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1959, sold Apr 2023Moonrise, Hernandez, New MexicoPhillips · $381,000≈ £305,240≈ €349,509Sign up to see
  3. The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming by Ansel Adams, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Oct 2021The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, WyomingPhillips · $289,800≈ £213,104≈ €250,649Sign up to see

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  1. Dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Apr 2022
    Dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, 1948
    Photograph
    13 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (34.6 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    $6,300≈ £4,814≈ €5,768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Apr 2022
    Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941
    Photograph
    15 1/2 x 19 1/8 in. (39.4 x 48.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    $50,400≈ £38,514≈ €46,141Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount McKinley National Park and Preserve, Alaska by Ansel Adams, 1947, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1977, sold Apr 2022
    Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount McKinley National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 1947
    Photograph
    15 1/2 x 19 in. (39.4 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    $55,440≈ £42,366≈ €50,755Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. The Teton Range and the Snake River by Ansel Adams, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Apr 2022
    The Teton Range and the Snake River, 1942
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (19.7 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $44,100≈ £33,700≈ €40,374Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Aspens, Northern New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1975, sold Apr 2022
    Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958
    Photograph
    19 1/2 x 15 in. (49.5 x 38.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    $31,500≈ £24,072≈ €28,838Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1974, sold Apr 2022
    Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1944
    Photograph
    15 5/8 x 19 1/8 in. (39.7 x 48.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 18
    $75,600≈ £57,772≈ €69,212Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California by Ansel Adams, circa 1948, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio VII, printed 1976, sold Apr 2022
    Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California, circa 1948
    Photograph · ed. 19/115
    15 1/2 x 19 1/8 in. (39.4 x 48.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 19
    $13,860≈ £10,591≈ €12,689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Storm over the Great Plains from Cimarron, New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1974, sold Apr 2022
    Storm over the Great Plains from Cimarron, New Mexico, 1960
    Photograph
    14 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (37.1 x 49.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    $42,840≈ £32,737≈ €39,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Aspens, Northern New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Apr 2022
    Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958
    Photograph
    15 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. (38.7 x 49.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    $40,320≈ £30,812≈ €36,913Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Forest and Stream, Northern California by Ansel Adams, 1959, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio V , printed 1970, sold Apr 2022
    Forest and Stream, Northern California, 1959
    Photograph · ed. 26/110
    15 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (38.7 x 48.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    $6,300≈ £4,814≈ €5,768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
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Ansel Adams signature

245 catalogued lots by Ansel Adams record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (80% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right16
  • on the reverse3
  • in the margin1

Form

  • signed122
  • signed in pencil97
  • initialled19
  • monogrammed5
  • 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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