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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Baker's Beach, San Francisco

Albert Bierstadt

Baker's Beach, San Francisco

Sale Date: December 12, 1995

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Project for a Washington Monument in the City of

Albert Bierstadt

Project for a Washington Monument in the City of

Sale Date: December 12, 1995

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Indians spearing salmon, Washington State

Albert Bierstadt

Indians spearing salmon, Washington State

Sale Date: December 9, 1995

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Buffalo country

Albert Bierstadt

Buffalo country

Sale Date: November 30, 1995

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Study for Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail

Albert Bierstadt

Study for Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail

Sale Date: November 30, 1995

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Rainbow over a fallen stag

Albert Bierstadt

Rainbow over a fallen stag

Sale Date: November 30, 1995

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Westphalia, 1855

Albert Bierstadt

Westphalia, 1855

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Irvington Woods

Albert Bierstadt

Irvington Woods

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Indian scout

Albert Bierstadt

Indian scout

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Western lake scene

Albert Bierstadt

Western lake scene

Sale Date: November 28, 1995

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Lucerne, 1856

Albert Bierstadt

Lucerne, 1856

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Rocky Mountain stream

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky Mountain stream

Sale Date: November 8, 1995

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France and Switzerland, 1894

Albert Bierstadt

France and Switzerland, 1894

Sale Date: November 8, 1995

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The domes of the Yosemite, 1870

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The domes of the Yosemite, 1870

Sale Date: November 5, 1995

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Sunset

Attributed to Albert Bierstadt

Sunset

Sale Date: September 28, 1995

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Landscape with mountains

Albert Bierstadt

Landscape with mountains

Sale Date: September 28, 1995

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Reflections in a western lake

Albert Bierstadt

Reflections in a western lake

Sale Date: August 12, 1995

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Rocky Mountains, 1866

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky Mountains, 1866

Sale Date: May 25, 1995

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Rocky coastline

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky coastline

Sale Date: May 23, 1995

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High in the mountains

Albert Bierstadt

High in the mountains

Sale Date: March 16, 1995

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Sunrise

Albert Bierstadt

Sunrise

Sale Date: March 16, 1995

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Dawn

Albert Bierstadt

Dawn

Sale Date: March 15, 1995

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Wisconsin sunset

Albert Bierstadt

Wisconsin sunset

Sale Date: March 15, 1995

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Headwaters of the Green River, Wind River...

Albert Bierstadt

Headwaters of the Green River, Wind River...

Sale Date: March 15, 1995

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