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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

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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. Trees and Cliff at Eagle Peak, Winter, Yosemite by Ansel Adams, circa 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Oct 2020
    Trees and Cliff at Eagle Peak, Winter, Yosemite, circa 1935
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 19 in. (34.3 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 194
    $9,375≈ £7,212≈ €7,979Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National Park, Ca. by Ansel Adams, circa 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973-1977, sold Oct 2020
    Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National Park, Ca., circa 1955
    Photograph
    15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (39.4 x 49.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 196
    $20,000≈ £15,386≈ €17,021Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Fern Spring Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California by Ansel Adams, circa 1961, Gelatin silver print, printed 1974, sold Oct 2020
    Fern Spring Dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1961
    Photograph · ed. 406/1
    11 1/4 x 9 in. (28.6 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 197
    $2,500≈ £1,923≈ €2,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon by Ansel Adams, 1943, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio Two , printed 1950, sold Oct 2020
    Afternoon sun, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 1943
    Photograph · ed. 89/105
    9 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.8 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    $6,000≈ £4,616≈ €5,106Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Dawn, Autumn forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee by Ansel Adams, 1948, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio Two , printed 1950, sold Oct 2020
    Dawn, Autumn forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, 1948
    Photograph
    12 x 8 1/2 in. (30.5 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 202
    $6,250≈ £4,808≈ €5,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Aspens, Northern New Mexico by Ansel Adams, 1958, Gelatin silver print from Portfolio VII , printed 1976, sold Oct 2020
    Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958
    Photograph · ed. 63/115
    18 x 22 3/4 in. (45.7 x 57.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 204
    $32,500≈ £25,002≈ €27,660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park by Ansel Adams, 1940s, Gelatin silver print, printed 1975, mounted, sold Sep 2020
    Moonrise from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, 1940s
    Photograph
    19.2 x 24.3 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 93
    £8,750≈ $11,145≈ €9,580Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California by Ansel Adams, 1944, Mural-sized gelatin silver print, printed 1967, flush-mounted, sold Jul 2020
    Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine California, 1944
    Photograph
    39 x 63 1/4 in. (99.1 x 160.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 35
    $412,500≈ £327,485≈ €364,110Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300,000–500,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Moon and Half Dome. Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, 1960, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug von Alan Ross, sold Jul 2020
    Moon and Half Dome. Yosemite National Park, California, 1960
    Photograph
    24 × 18,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2113
    €4,062≈ $4,607≈ £3,642Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
  10. Moonrise by Ansel Adams, Mount has @ 1/4 in. area of discoloration around photograph, sold Dec 2019
    Moonrise
    Photograph
    15 1/4 in. x 19 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 736
    $14,000≈ £10,477≈ €12,529HammerSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
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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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