Albert Bierstadt

(American, 1830–1902)

Albert Bierstadt was a German-American painter best known for his grandiose landscapes of the 19th-century American West. Born on January 7, 1830 in Solingen, Prussia, Bierstadt's family immigrated to New Bedford, MA in 1831. In his early 20s, Bierstadt traveled to Düsseldorf, Germany to gain deeper knowledge and skill of painting, returning to the United States in 1857 and subsequently fell into favor with the Hudson River School painters in New York. Soon he began traveling with land surveying teams to the U.S. Western territories, taking detailed sketches that served as fodder for his epic, large-scale paintings that brought him acclaim. The artist continued painting until his death on February 18, 1902 in New York, NY and although grand landscapes fell out of favor in the art world late in his life, his position as the quintessential painter of the American West is firmly solidified. Bierstadt's work can be found among many important cultural institutions, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C, the Brooklyn Museum in New York, and the White House.

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Albert Bierstadt (1,172 results)
Pilatus, Switzerland, 1853

Albert Bierstadt

Pilatus, Switzerland, 1853

Sale Date: September 23, 2016

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Yosemite Forest

Albert Bierstadt

Yosemite Forest

Sale Date: September 11, 2016

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Indian Horse Race

Albert Bierstadt

Indian Horse Race

Sale Date: July 23, 2016

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North Coast Indians

Albert Bierstadt

North Coast Indians

Sale Date: July 23, 2016

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Yosemite Valley Looking toward Cathedral Rocks

Albert Bierstadt

Yosemite Valley Looking toward Cathedral Rocks

Sale Date: July 23, 2016

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Jim Bridger, The Mountain Man, 1859

Albert Bierstadt

Jim Bridger, The Mountain Man, 1859

Sale Date: September 17, 2016

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Wind River Mountains

Albert Bierstadt

Wind River Mountains

Sale Date: September 17, 2016

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Western Landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Western Landscape

Sale Date: September 17, 2016

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Sunrise

Albert Bierstadt

Sunrise

Sale Date: August 27, 2016

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Port Richmond, Bay of San Francisco

Albert Bierstadt

Port Richmond, Bay of San Francisco

Sale Date: August 2, 2016

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Brennendes Schiff auf hoher See

Attributed to Albert Bierstadt

Brennendes Schiff auf hoher See

Sale Date: July 6, 2016

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The rocky mountains, 1866

Albert Bierstadt

The rocky mountains, 1866

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Domes of Yosemite, 1870

Albert Bierstadt

Domes of Yosemite, 1870

Sale Date: June 11, 2016

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Storm in the Rocky Moutains, Mt. Rosealie, 1869

Albert Bierstadt

Storm in the Rocky Moutains, Mt. Rosealie, 1869

Sale Date: June 11, 2016

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Mountain landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain landscape

Sale Date: June 5, 2016

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The falls

Albert Bierstadt

The falls

Sale Date: June 5, 2016

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Study of a Tree in Woodlands Laden with , 1863–1868

Albert Bierstadt

Study of a Tree in Woodlands Laden with , 1863–1868

Sale Date: May 22, 2016

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BIGHORN SHEEP, 1876–1879

Albert Bierstadt

BIGHORN SHEEP, 1876–1879

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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MOUNTAIN GOATS

Albert Bierstadt

MOUNTAIN GOATS

Sale Date: May 18, 2016

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Cloud Study with Mountain Peaks

Albert Bierstadt

Cloud Study with Mountain Peaks

Sale Date: May 7, 2016

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Cloud Study in San Francisco, 1873

Albert Bierstadt

Cloud Study in San Francisco, 1873

Sale Date: May 7, 2016

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Coastal Landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Coastal Landscape

Sale Date: May 18, 2016

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Lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, 1878

Albert Bierstadt

Lighthouse, Newport, Rhode Island, 1878

Sale Date: January 22, 2016

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By the Seaside Before the Storm

Albert Bierstadt

By the Seaside Before the Storm

Sale Date: December 6, 2015

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