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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. 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 ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. 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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park by Ansel Adams, 1927, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1951, sold Oct 2017
    Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1927
    Print (other)
    8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 52
    $17,500≈ £13,222≈ €14,890Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. 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 ↗
  9. 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 ↗
  10. 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 ↗
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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

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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