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Robert Adams

American · b. 1937 · Photographer

Robert Adams is an American photographer who has focused on the changing landscape of the American West. His work first came to prominence in the mid-1970s through his book The… (Wikipedia)

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Longmont, ColoradoPhillips · Oct 2021$81,900≈ £60,225≈ €70,835Sign up to see
Berthoud, ColoradoPhillips · Apr 2025$81,280≈ £62,789≈ €75,238Sign up to see
Colorado Springs, ColoradoPhillips · Oct 2014$81,250≈ £50,170≈ €64,469Sign up to see

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Robert Adams, Bulldozed Slash, Tillamook County, Oregon and From the Missouri West: Photographs — Bulldozed Slash, Tillamook County, Oregon and From the Missouri West: Photographs
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026

Robert Adams, Four Broadsides, 2009, tritone print with letterpress — Four Broadsides, 2009
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026
$256Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, An Irrigation Canal, Larimer County, Colorado, vintage gelatin silver print — An Irrigation Canal, Larimer County, Colorado
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026
$1,920Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, The Gardens of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado, gelatin silver print — The Gardens of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026
$4,864Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Near Heber City, Utah, 1978, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1990 — Near Heber City, Utah, 1978
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$9,030Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, New Housing, view of Pike's Peak, Colorado Springs, 1968, Vintage gelatin silver print, printed before — New Housing, view of Pike's Peak, Colorado Springs, 1968
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025
€6,552Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Lakewood, Colorado, 1974, Gelatin silver print, printed — Lakewood, Colorado, 1974
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025
€5,040Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, North Denver, 1973, Gelatin silver print — North Denver, 1973
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025
€4,032Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Nebraska State Highway 2, Box Butte County, Nebraska, 1978, Gelatin silver print, printed — Nebraska State Highway 2, Box Butte County, Nebraska, 1978
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025
€7,560Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Pikes Peak Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988 — Pikes Peak Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$12,255Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, 1979, Gelatin silver print, printed 1985 — Longmont, Colorado, 1979
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$15,240Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, South St. Vrain Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado, circa 1979, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979 — South St. Vrain Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado, circa 1979
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$6,985Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, circa 1980, Gelatin silver print, printed 1985 — Longmont, Colorado, circa 1980
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$60,960Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Berthoud, Colorado, 1976, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988 — Berthoud, Colorado, 1976
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$81,280Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, SW from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, OR, 1996, vintage gelatin silver print — SW from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, OR, 1996
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$3,780Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968-1971, Gelatin silver print, mounted — Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968-1971
Phillips · Nov 21, 2024
£12,065Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Tract house & outdoor theater, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969, Gelatin silver print, printed 1982 — Tract house & outdoor theater, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$12,700Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Expressway, Near Colton, Calif., 1982, Gelatin silver print, printed 1986 — Expressway, Near Colton, Calif., 1982
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$8,255Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Over back yard fences (Views Of Pike's Peak), Colo. Spgs., 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1968-1972 — Over back yard fences (Views Of Pike's Peak), Colo. Spgs., 1968
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$6,350Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Untitled (Along Interstate 25, Eden, Colorado), 1968-1972, Gelatin silver print — Untitled (Along Interstate 25, Eden, Colorado), 1968-1972
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$12,065Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Southwest from the South Jetty, 1996, Gelatin silver print — Southwest from the South Jetty, 1996
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$10,160Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Colorado, 1973-1974, Gelatin silver print with a hand-ruled black border on the mount, printed circa 1975 — Colorado, 1973-1974
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$12,700Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Pikes Peak Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988 — Pikes Peak Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$12,700Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Northglenn, Colorado, 1973, Gelatin silver print, printed 1974 — Northglenn, Colorado, 1973
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$7,620Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1976, Gelatin silver print, printed 1996 — Fort Collins, Colorado, 1976
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$33,020Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, UNTITLED, 1957, black crayon — UNTITLED, 1957
Lyon & Turnbull · Feb 13, 2024
£1,008Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Untitled (Figure, Tree, Bird), 1949, lithograph with possible hand-colouring — Untitled (Figure, Tree, Bird), 1949
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 27, 2023
£630Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Edge of San Timoteo Canyon, Redlands, California, 1982, Gelatin silver print, printed 1999 — Edge of San Timoteo Canyon, Redlands, California, 1982
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$10,160Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Screen Form, 1962, bronze — Screen Form, 1962
Phillips · Jun 30, 2023
£19,050Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, UNTITLED, 1957, Pencil on paper — UNTITLED, 1957
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2023
£328Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, South from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1990, Gelatin silver print — South from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1990
Phillips · May 19, 2023
£10,160Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Studies for Sculpture, 1952, black crayon on paper — Studies for Sculpture, 1952
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023
£504Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Statue of a Woman, circa 1945, ink, watercolour and wash on paper — Statue of a Woman, circa 1945
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023
£580Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Rectangular Bronze Form No. 3, conceived 1955, bronze — Rectangular Bronze Form No. 3, conceived 1955
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023
£11,340Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Rectangular Bronze Form No. 6, conceived 1955, bronze — Rectangular Bronze Form No. 6, conceived 1955
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023
£18,900Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Slim Bronze / Hatchet Form, 1971, polished bronze — Slim Bronze / Hatchet Form, 1971
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023
£6,048Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, North of Keota, Colorado, 1973, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 — North of Keota, Colorado, 1973
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$15,240Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, 1984, Gelatin silver print, printed 1986 — Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, 1984
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$13,970Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado, 1984, Gelatin silver print, printed 1986 — Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado, 1984
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$8,890Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Broken trees near Box Springs Mtns., east of Riverside, California, 1982, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 — Broken trees near Box Springs Mtns., east of Riverside, California, 1982
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$15,240Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Near Pendleton, Oregon, 1978, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 — Near Pendleton, Oregon, 1978
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$25,400Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Drawings for Figure Sculptures, circa 1948, blue ink on paper — Drawings for Figure Sculptures, circa 1948
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 28, 2022
£756Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Agricultural Machinery, 1944, ink and watercolour on paper — Agricultural Machinery, 1944
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 28, 2022
£630Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colo., 1977, Gelatin silver print — Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colo., 1977
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$9,450Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Berthoud, Colorado, 1976, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988 — Berthoud, Colorado, 1976
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$44,100Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Longmont, Colorado, 1977, Gelatin silver print, printed 1982 — Longmont, Colorado, 1977
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$20,160Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1972, Gelatin silver print — Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1972
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$12,600Sign up free to see

Robert Adams, Eroding edge of an abandoned citrus growing estate, East Highlands, California, 1982, Gelatin silver print — Eroding edge of an abandoned citrus growing estate, East Highlands, California, 1982
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$8,190Sign up free to see

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