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)
Rocky Mountains with Indian encampment

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Rocky Mountains with Indian encampment

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Hunter in the White Mountains near Glen House, 1869

Albert Bierstadt

Hunter in the White Mountains near Glen House, 1869

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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A Storm in the Rocky Mountains - Mount..., 1866

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A Storm in the Rocky Mountains - Mount..., 1866

Sale Date: September 22, 2005

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Michigan

Albert Bierstadt

Michigan

Sale Date: August 17, 2005

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Upland pastures

Albert Bierstadt

Upland pastures

Sale Date: January 24, 1989

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Two ships, the "Santa Maria"

Albert Bierstadt

Two ships, the "Santa Maria"

Sale Date: April 14, 1989

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View across a deep ravine

Albert Bierstadt

View across a deep ravine

Sale Date: April 14, 1989

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The last of the buffalo, 1891

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The last of the buffalo, 1891

Sale Date: February 6, 2005

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Soaring over the falls

Albert Bierstadt

Soaring over the falls

Sale Date: August 5, 2005

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Wagon train

Albert Bierstadt

Wagon train

Sale Date: July 30, 2005

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Hudson River

Albert Bierstadt

Hudson River

Sale Date: May 24, 2005

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Hudson Valley

Albert Bierstadt

Hudson Valley

Sale Date: May 24, 2005

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Hatch-Hatchy Valley, California

Albert Bierstadt

Hatch-Hatchy Valley, California

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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Estes Park, Colorado

Albert Bierstadt

Estes Park, Colorado

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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Yosemite valley, California

Albert Bierstadt

Yosemite valley, California

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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Mountain landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain landscape

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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The Morteratsch glacier, Upper Engadine..., 1895

Albert Bierstadt

The Morteratsch glacier, Upper Engadine..., 1895

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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The meadow of Rutli

Attributed to Albert Bierstadt

The meadow of Rutli

Sale Date: May 20, 2005

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Platte river, Nebraska, 1863

Albert Bierstadt

Platte river, Nebraska, 1863

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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Mountain mist

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain mist

Sale Date: May 19, 2005

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Landscape, 1858

Albert Bierstadt

Landscape, 1858

Sale Date: May 19, 2005

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Mountain landscape with lake

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain landscape with lake

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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White mountains near Glen House

Albert Bierstadt

White mountains near Glen House

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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Sunset over the river

Albert Bierstadt

Sunset over the river

Sale Date: May 18, 2005

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