Yosemite Valley Thunderstorm

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Archival Replicas

(At Right: Yosemite Valley Thunderstorm.) This beautiful Archival Replica is made using the very latest digital technologies to produce the finest reproduction. Each one is individually produced and inspected, assembled using museum quality materials, and designed to provide a most elegant presentation.

Available in six sizes and six framing options.

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Yosemite Special Edition Photographs

(At right: Moon and Half Dome.) Alan Ross makes each Special Edition Photograph by hand from Adams’ original negative on gelatin silver fiber paper. Available exclusively from the Ansel Adams Gallery.

This is as close to an Ansel Adams original photograph as most people can purchase, and it is spectacular.

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Signed Special Edition Photographs

(At right: Jeffrey Pine.) Signed Ansel Adams gelatin silver Special Edition of Photographs, printed by Ansel Adams’ assistant with full signature “Ansel Adams.” Approximately 9.5″ x 6.75″, mount 16.5″ x 13.5″ in Excellent condition. Includes Certificate of Authenticity from The Ansel Adams Gallery.

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Matted Reproductions

(At right: Golden Gate before the Bridge.) More than 100 lithographic reproductions of Ansel Adams’ famous and more sublime artwork. These prints are available in three different sizes and come mounted, matted and framed.

From $65 to $125.

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  • Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Point by Ansel Adams

    Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944 – newly released as an Archival Replica

    On four successive mornings Adams tried to take this photograph from the east side of the Sierra. On the fifth day it was still dark and bitterly cold when he set up his camera on the new platform on top of his car and retreated to the warm interior. As dawn drew near, he returned [...]

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    Ansel Adams Original Photographs

    Signed gelatin silver photographs handmade by Ansel Adams. Prices range from approximately $5,000 to over $50,000. With most averaging from $8,000 – $20,000. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

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    Matted Reproductions

    An assortment of hundreds of lithographic reproductions of both classic and lesser known Ansel Adams images in three different sizes. All prints are pre-framed in Nielsen metal frames and ready to hang on the wall. Price range from $65 to $125.

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    Ansel Adams Authorized Posters

    The high quality, ink-based, tri-tone reproduction posters in the authorized edition series include some of Adams’ most acclaimed and familiar images, including “Moonrise, Hernandez,” “Monolith,” and “Sand Dunes, Death Valley .

Our Mission

 

“I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us.”—Ansel Adams

From its origin in 1902 in a tent in the California wilderness, Best’s Studio, dba The Ansel Adams Gallery, has evolved into a center that celebrates the arts and the natural grandeur of our environment. The Ansel Adams Gallery strives to cultivate an aesthetic appreciation and concern for our world by offering visitors a unique variety of books, handcrafts, fine arts, and an extraordinary collection of Ansel Adams original photographs. Welcome! —The Best / Adams Family