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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Peaks in the Rockies

Albert Bierstadt

Peaks in the Rockies

Sale Date: May 21, 1998

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Ruins and tufa formation, Rome

Albert Bierstadt

Ruins and tufa formation, Rome

Sale Date: May 20, 1998

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Indian encampment, 1862–1862

Albert Bierstadt

Indian encampment, 1862–1862

Sale Date: May 20, 1998

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Estes Park, Colorado, 1869–1869

Albert Bierstadt

Estes Park, Colorado, 1869–1869

Sale Date: May 20, 1998

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Snow-capped mountains - Yosemite Valley,...

Albert Bierstadt

Snow-capped mountains - Yosemite Valley,...

Sale Date: May 20, 1998

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Western landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Western landscape

Sale Date: April 29, 1998

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Autumn in America, Oneida County, New York

Albert Bierstadt

Autumn in America, Oneida County, New York

Sale Date: April 23, 1998

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The steeple clock

Albert Bierstadt

The steeple clock

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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Smow-capped mountains - Yosemite Valley,...

Albert Bierstadt

Smow-capped mountains - Yosemite Valley,...

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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Ruins and tufa formation, Rome, 1857–1857

Albert Bierstadt

Ruins and tufa formation, Rome, 1857–1857

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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Listen, 1870–1870

Albert Bierstadt

Listen, 1870–1870

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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The island

Albert Bierstadt

The island

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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Beach at Nassau

Albert Bierstadt

Beach at Nassau

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Indian camp

Albert Bierstadt

Indian camp

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Tyrolean landscape, 1868–1868

Albert Bierstadt

Tyrolean landscape, 1868–1868

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Storm in the Rocky Mountains - Mt...., 1866–1866

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Storm in the Rocky Mountains - Mt...., 1866–1866

Sale Date: November 13, 1997

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The Rocky Mountains, 1866–1866

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The Rocky Mountains, 1866–1866

Sale Date: November 13, 1997

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Butterfly

Albert Bierstadt

Butterfly

Sale Date: October 7, 1997

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Woodland interior, Catskills

Albert Bierstadt

Woodland interior, Catskills

Sale Date: June 5, 1997

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Yosemite landscape with waterfall

Albert Bierstadt

Yosemite landscape with waterfall

Sale Date: May 17, 1997

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Trees

Albert Bierstadt

Trees

Sale Date: May 1, 1997

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View of the valley from Yosemite Falls, 1867

Albert Bierstadt

View of the valley from Yosemite Falls, 1867

Sale Date: April 26, 1997

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Scene in the Sierra Nevada

Albert Bierstadt

Scene in the Sierra Nevada

Sale Date: March 19, 1997

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Day's beginning, 1854–1856

Albert Bierstadt

Day's beginning, 1854–1856

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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