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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New Hampshire mountains

Albert Bierstadt

New Hampshire mountains

Sale Date: May 21, 2008

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View to a clearing

Albert Bierstadt

View to a clearing

Sale Date: May 21, 2008

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Fishing and hunting camp, Loring, Alaska, 1889

Albert Bierstadt

Fishing and hunting camp, Loring, Alaska, 1889

Sale Date: May 1, 2008

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Conestoga wagons

Albert Bierstadt

Conestoga wagons

Sale Date: May 1, 2008

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Overlook Mountain from Olana, 1866

Albert Bierstadt

Overlook Mountain from Olana, 1866

Sale Date: May 1, 2008

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Niagara from the American side, 1877

Albert Bierstadt

Niagara from the American side, 1877

Sale Date: May 1, 2008

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Boating through Yosemite Valley with Half Dome...

Albert Bierstadt

Boating through Yosemite Valley with Half Dome...

Sale Date: April 8, 2008

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Green butterfly

Albert Bierstadt

Green butterfly

Sale Date: March 6, 2008

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Yellow butterfly

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Yellow butterfly

Sale Date: March 6, 2008

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Pink butterfly

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Pink butterfly

Sale Date: March 6, 2008

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Cathedral Rock

Style of Albert Bierstadt

Cathedral Rock

Sale Date: December 6, 2007

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Fishing boats

Albert Bierstadt

Fishing boats

Sale Date: December 10, 2007

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In Platte River country

Albert Bierstadt

In Platte River country

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Seal Rocks, Pacific Ocean, California, 1872

Albert Bierstadt

Seal Rocks, Pacific Ocean, California, 1872

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Yosemite camp kitchen

Albert Bierstadt

Yosemite camp kitchen

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Portrait of a horse

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Portrait of a horse

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Iceberg

Albert Bierstadt

Iceberg

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Autumn on the river

Albert Bierstadt

Autumn on the river

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Beached ship, 1859

Albert Bierstadt

Beached ship, 1859

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Mountain landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain landscape

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Jungfrau, after first snow, 1867

Albert Bierstadt

Jungfrau, after first snow, 1867

Sale Date: October 25, 2007

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Waterfall

Albert Bierstadt

Waterfall

Sale Date: October 25, 2007

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Amerikanische Landschaft mit Kühen

Circle of Albert Bierstadt

Amerikanische Landschaft mit Kühen

Sale Date: October 23, 2007

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Entrance to Golden Gate, 1872

Albert Bierstadt

Entrance to Golden Gate, 1872

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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