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)
Green mountains, Vermont

Albert Bierstadt

Green mountains, Vermont

Sale Date: May 26, 1999

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Island of New Providence

Albert Bierstadt

Island of New Providence

Sale Date: May 26, 1999

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Upcoming storm

Albert Bierstadt

Upcoming storm

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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Storm in the Rocky Mountains, 1866–1866

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Storm in the Rocky Mountains, 1866–1866

Sale Date: April 21, 1999

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The Rocky Mountains, 1866–1866

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The Rocky Mountains, 1866–1866

Sale Date: April 21, 1999

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Deer in a landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Deer in a landscape

Sale Date: March 11, 1999

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Scene in the Sierra Nevada, 1860–1869

Albert Bierstadt

Scene in the Sierra Nevada, 1860–1869

Sale Date: December 3, 1998

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Tropical landscape with fishing boats in bay

Albert Bierstadt

Tropical landscape with fishing boats in bay

Sale Date: December 3, 1998

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Sunset on the prairies

Albert Bierstadt

Sunset on the prairies

Sale Date: December 3, 1998

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Butterfly, 1892–1892

Albert Bierstadt

Butterfly, 1892–1892

Sale Date: December 3, 1998

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White Mountains, N.H.

Albert Bierstadt

White Mountains, N.H.

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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Snow-capped mountains - Yosemite Valley,...

Albert Bierstadt

Snow-capped mountains - Yosemite Valley,...

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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The Sierra Nevadas

Albert Bierstadt

The Sierra Nevadas

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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A river estuary

Albert Bierstadt

A river estuary

Sale Date: December 2, 1998

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Fishing starion, Watch Hill

Albert Bierstadt

Fishing starion, Watch Hill

Sale Date: November 4, 1998

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The fugitives, 1868–1868

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The fugitives, 1868–1868

Sale Date: September 24, 1998

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On the shore of Lake Tahoe

Albert Bierstadt

On the shore of Lake Tahoe

Sale Date: July 25, 1998

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King's River, grove of big trees - California

Albert Bierstadt

King's River, grove of big trees - California

Sale Date: July 25, 1998

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Fisherman by campfire

Albert Bierstadt

Fisherman by campfire

Sale Date: June 25, 1998

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Mountain landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain landscape

Sale Date: June 25, 1998

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Bushes

Albert Bierstadt

Bushes

Sale Date: May 27, 1998

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Cloud

Albert Bierstadt

Cloud

Sale Date: May 27, 1998

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Rock and log on a hilltop, 1860–1860

Albert Bierstadt

Rock and log on a hilltop, 1860–1860

Sale Date: May 27, 1998

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California oaks

Albert Bierstadt

California oaks

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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