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)
View through the trees

Albert Bierstadt

View through the trees

Sale Date: August 5, 2014

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Deer in snow, 1867

Albert Bierstadt

Deer in snow, 1867

Sale Date: June 8, 2014

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Bow River falls, Canadian Rockies (Bow River , 1889

Albert Bierstadt

Bow River falls, Canadian Rockies (Bow River , 1889

Sale Date: May 21, 2014

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Yosemite Valley, 1865

Albert Bierstadt

Yosemite Valley, 1865

Sale Date: May 21, 2014

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A Ride in the Country, 1867

Albert Bierstadt

A Ride in the Country, 1867

Sale Date: May 16, 2014

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Brook in Woods

Albert Bierstadt

Brook in Woods

Sale Date: May 21, 2014

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Duck Shooting, 1858

Albert Bierstadt

Duck Shooting, 1858

Sale Date: April 30, 2014

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Path by a lake in a forest

Albert Bierstadt

Path by a lake in a forest

Sale Date: April 16, 2014

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A path through the forest

Albert Bierstadt

A path through the forest

Sale Date: April 16, 2014

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A forest stream, 1885

Attributed to Albert Bierstadt

A forest stream, 1885

Sale Date: April 5, 2014

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Rocky Mountains

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky Mountains

Sale Date: April 3, 2014

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Mount Washington from Intervale

Attributed to Albert Bierstadt

Mount Washington from Intervale

Sale Date: March 23, 2014

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Architectural Fantasy

In the manner of Albert Bierstadt

Architectural Fantasy

Sale Date: February 11, 2014

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The Alps from Visp

Albert Bierstadt

The Alps from Visp

Sale Date: February 26, 2014

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Buffalo Resting

Albert Bierstadt

Buffalo Resting

Sale Date: November 16, 2013

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Looking from the shade on clay hill (Sunset, , 1873

Albert Bierstadt

Looking from the shade on clay hill (Sunset, , 1873

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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The Wild West

Albert Bierstadt

The Wild West

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Lake in the Sierra Nevada, 1867

Albert Bierstadt

Lake in the Sierra Nevada, 1867

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Long Horned Sheep, 1876–1879

Albert Bierstadt

Long Horned Sheep, 1876–1879

Sale Date: December 5, 2013

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Rocky Mountain Waterfall, 1898

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky Mountain Waterfall, 1898

Sale Date: December 5, 2013

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Peaks in the Rockies, 1863

Albert Bierstadt

Peaks in the Rockies, 1863

Sale Date: December 5, 2013

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Mariposa Indian Encampment, Yosemite Valley, , 1872

Albert Bierstadt

Mariposa Indian Encampment, Yosemite Valley, , 1872

Sale Date: December 5, 2013

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A Break in the Storm

Albert Bierstadt

A Break in the Storm

Sale Date: November 9, 2013

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Puyallup River Valley and Mount Rainier

Albert Bierstadt

Puyallup River Valley and Mount Rainier

Sale Date: November 17, 2013

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