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.

Albert Bierstadt Artworks

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Coastal landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Coastal landscape

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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Trees, rocks and moss

Albert Bierstadt

Trees, rocks and moss

Sale Date: October 10, 2007

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Clouds over California

Albert Bierstadt

Clouds over California

Sale Date: August 3, 2007

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A fine day

Albert Bierstadt

A fine day

Sale Date: August 3, 2007

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Winter sunset, 1879

Albert Bierstadt

Winter sunset, 1879

Sale Date: August 3, 2007

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Indian horse race

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Indian horse race

Sale Date: July 28, 2007

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Upper Falls, Yellowstone Park, 1881

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Upper Falls, Yellowstone Park, 1881

Sale Date: July 28, 2007

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Trees along a riverbank

Albert Bierstadt

Trees along a riverbank

Sale Date: June 24, 2007

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Portion of the Jungfrau from Grindelwald, 1867

Albert Bierstadt

Portion of the Jungfrau from Grindelwald, 1867

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

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Rocky Mountain, Big Horn Sheep, 1882–1883

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Rocky Mountain, Big Horn Sheep, 1882–1883

Sale Date: May 23, 2007

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Mountain lake

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Mountain lake

Sale Date: May 23, 2007

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Cattle at sunset

Albert Bierstadt

Cattle at sunset

Sale Date: May 23, 2007

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Sommerliche Landschaft mit Bauernhaus

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Sommerliche Landschaft mit Bauernhaus

Sale Date: May 11, 2007

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Hetch Hetchy Valley

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Hetch Hetchy Valley

Sale Date: May 24, 2007

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Evening sky

Albert Bierstadt

Evening sky

Sale Date: March 8, 2007

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Dunes and clouds

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Dunes and clouds

Sale Date: March 8, 2007

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Sea and sky

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Sea and sky

Sale Date: March 8, 2007

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Landscape with trees and valley

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Landscape with trees and valley

Sale Date: December 10, 2006

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Lake Rosalie, California

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Lake Rosalie, California

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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Mountain peaks in the clouds

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain peaks in the clouds

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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Western landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Western landscape

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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Beached ship, 1859

Albert Bierstadt

Beached ship, 1859

Sale Date: November 29, 2006

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Autumn

Albert Bierstadt

Autumn

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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Clouds and mist (study)

Albert Bierstadt

Clouds and mist (study)

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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