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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Westphalian landscape, 1855

Albert Bierstadt

Westphalian landscape, 1855

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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Sunrise at glacier station

Albert Bierstadt

Sunrise at glacier station

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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Tukerman's Ravine

Albert Bierstadt

Tukerman's Ravine

Sale Date: December 3, 1996

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Butterfly, 1892

Albert Bierstadt

Butterfly, 1892

Sale Date: November 6, 1996

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Mountain landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain landscape

Sale Date: October 30, 1996

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Forest sunrise

Albert Bierstadt

Forest sunrise

Sale Date: September 27, 1996

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Darkening Skies, 1858

Albert Bierstadt

Darkening Skies, 1858

Sale Date: September 26, 1996

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White Mountains, 1862

Attributed to Albert Bierstadt

White Mountains, 1862

Sale Date: September 26, 1996

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Hanging partridge

Albert Bierstadt

Hanging partridge

Sale Date: July 27, 1996

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Hanging woodcock

Albert Bierstadt

Hanging woodcock

Sale Date: July 27, 1996

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Project for Washington Monument in the city of...

Albert Bierstadt

Project for Washington Monument in the city of...

Sale Date: June 12, 1996

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California sunset

Albert Bierstadt

California sunset

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Sailboats on the Hudson at Irvington

Albert Bierstadt

Sailboats on the Hudson at Irvington

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Rhone Valley

Albert Bierstadt

Rhone Valley

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Kings River Canyon, California

Albert Bierstadt

Kings River Canyon, California

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Landscape- hill and dale

Albert Bierstadt

Landscape- hill and dale

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Street in Nassau

Albert Bierstadt

Street in Nassau

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Autumn landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Autumn landscape

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Sunset

Albert Bierstadt

Sunset

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Figures by a mountain stream

School of Albert Bierstadt

Figures by a mountain stream

Sale Date: May 4, 1996

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Panoramic landscape with peasant figure

Albert Bierstadt

Panoramic landscape with peasant figure

Sale Date: March 21, 1996

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Mountain landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Mountain landscape

Sale Date: March 14, 1996

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Grand Western landscape with waterfall,..., 1890

In the manner of Albert Bierstadt

Grand Western landscape with waterfall,..., 1890

Sale Date: March 2, 1996

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Views of Lake Geneva and other Alpine sites

Albert Bierstadt

Views of Lake Geneva and other Alpine sites

Sale Date: February 9, 1996

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