Charles’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

An Enquiry Concerning the Clock Tax
Charles Ansell (English, active 1784-1796) after George Moutard Woodward (English, c. 1760-1809) published by S.W. Fores (English, 1761-1838)

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Portrait of Rosette Loewenstein
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Portrait of Annette Rosenshine
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Afternoon Sun, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, No. 8 from "Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments" (1950)
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Rose and Driftwood, San Francisco, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Bridalveil Fall
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Aspens, Dawn, Dolores River Canyon, Autumn, Colorado
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Water and Foam
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Mirror Lake, Mount Watkins, Yosemite National Park, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Still Life, San Francisco, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Discussion in Art, San Francisco
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Tombstone Ornament, Laurel Hill Cemetery, San Francisco, California
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Trees and Snow
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Ansel Adams
Peter Gasser Swiss, born 1947