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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)

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Record prices

  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

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  1. Ansel Adams, i. El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California,, 1950, two silver gelatin prints
    i. El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California,, 1950
    Photograph
    23.8 x 18.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 6
    A$550≈ $492≈ £301≈ €358Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
  2. Ansel Adams, i. Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California,, 1939, two silver gelatin prints
    i. Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California,, 1939
    Photograph
    23.9 x 18.7cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 7
    A$380≈ $340≈ £208≈ €247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
  3. Ansel Adams, Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park, California,, 1927, silver gelatin print
    Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park, California,, 1927
    Photograph
    24 x 19cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 8
    A$380≈ $340≈ £208≈ €247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$200–400View at Leonard Joel ↗
  4. Ansel Adams, Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA., 1927, Gelatin silver print, printed late 1970s
    Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA., 1927
    Photograph
    19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 215
    $25,000≈ £15,392≈ €18,445Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Ansel Adams, Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938, Gelatin silver print
    Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm.)
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1347
    $1,303≈ £832≈ €973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at James D. Julia ↗
  6. Ansel Adams, Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, National Park, California, 1960, Gelatin silver print
    Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite, National Park, California, 1960
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5113
    $1,750≈ £1,149≈ €1,342Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Ansel Adams, Mirror Lake, Special edition black and white photograph from Yosemite series. - App. 7 in. x 8 in
    Mirror Lake
    Photograph
    7 in. x 8 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1068
    $575≈ £368≈ €432HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  8. Ansel Adams, Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, circa 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California, circa 1936
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (34 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    $6,875≈ £4,535≈ €5,354Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Ansel Adams, The Golden Gate Before the Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1932, Gelatin silver print
    The Golden Gate Before the Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa 1932
    Photograph
    6 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (16.2 x 23.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    $47,500≈ £31,330≈ €36,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Ansel Adams, Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1940, Gelatin silver print
    Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1940
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 5/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5155
    $1,125≈ £694≈ €855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
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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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