Artist: Albert Bierstadt (1830 - 1902)
Nationality: American
Movement: Rocky Mountain School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Although he was born in Germany, Albert Bierstadt worked mostly in New York. He was a member of the Rocky Mountain School, painting large-scale works of western mountain scenery. His paintings were well received during his lifetime but now he mostly praised for his preliminary sketches.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Albert Bierstadt, Farallon Islands, 1872
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Albert Bierstadt, River Scene, 1858
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Albert Bierstadt, California Spring, 1875
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Albert Bierstadt, Nassau Harbor, circa 1877
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Albert Bierstadt, Swiss Mountain Cabin, circa 1872
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Albert Bierstadt, Niagara Falls, 1869
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Albert Bierstadt, Sunlight and Shadow, 1862
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Albert Bierstadt, View of Donner Lake, California, 1871 - 1872
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Albert Bierstadt, Indians Hunting Buffalo, circa 1888
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Albert Bierstadt, Roman Fish Market. Arch of Octavius, 1858
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Artist: Albert Bierstadt Title: Landscape Date: 19th century Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.13-5/8 x
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Artist: Albert Bierstadt Title: Ruins of Paestum Date: 1858 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.22
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Artist: Albert Bierstadt Title: The Merced River in Yosemite Date: 1868 Medium: oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Rocky Mountains, Lander"s Peak, 1863 Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)AmericanOil on canvas; 73 1/2 x 120
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Interior of a Library about 1886 Oil on
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Albert Bierstadt - The Last of the Buffalo c. 1888 oil on canvas Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Looking Down Yosemite 1865 Oil on Canvas Birmingham Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Landscape c. 1890 oil on millboard Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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Albert Bierstadt - Yosemite Valley n.d. oil on canvas Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma American
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Albert Bierstadt - Ruins of Paestum 1858 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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Albert Bierstadt - The Emerald Pool 1870 oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Lake Lucerne 1858 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Yosemite Valley 1865 oil on canvas The Hyde Collection American
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Albert Bierstadt - Yosemite Valley 1866 oil on canvas on pan Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Sunset Glow c. 1860 oil on canvas Philbrook Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Mountain Brook 1863 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago
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Albert Bierstadt - Mt. Hood, Oregon n.d. oil on paper Currier Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Yosemite Winter Scene 1872 oil on canvas University of California, Berkeley Art Museum American
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Albert Bierstadt - Fir Trees and Storm Clouds c. 1870 oil on paper mounted Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - The Merced River in Yosemite 1868 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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Albert Bierstadt - Sunrise, Yosemite Valley c. 1870 oil on canvas Amon Carter Museum American
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Albert Bierstadt - Swiss Mountain Scene 1859 oil on canvas The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Niagara from the American Side about 1869 Oil
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Albert Bierstadt - The Wolf River, Kansas c. 1859 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Mount Vesuvius at Midnight 1868 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Unidentified artist, American, 19th century Formerly attributed to Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Sail Boats after 1877 Oil on paperboard 34.92
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Banana Trees after 1869 Oil on paper mounted
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Albert Bierstadt - The Sierras Near Lake Tahoe, California 1865 oil on panel Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Albert Bierstadt - Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite c. 1871-73 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art American

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (12)
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High Museum: Visions of the Frontier: American Landscapes From the Collection of Ted Turner
Moran, also represented in this show, focused much of his attention on painting scenes of areas now protected by the National Parks system. Turner's collection is marked by superb paintings that depict the depth, range and stunning beauty of t...
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts: after HISTORY: The Paintings of David Bierk
His compositions frequently address the nostalgia of our age for the traditional painting styles of previous centuries, while demonstrating how these classic styles have coalesced and been transformed to create the pluralism indicative of ou...
Butler Institute of American Art: Alan Bean: An Artist on the Moon
Growing out of Butler Museum of American Art’s commitment to more effectively serve its national, local and international audiences, the exhibition will enable visitors to travel though through space and explore the lunar landscape through the eye...
Orlando Museum of Art: Lure of the West: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Later in the century, other artists such as Albert Bierstadt and Thomas ...
Buffalo Bill Historical Center: John James Audubon in the West: The Last Expedition - Mammals of North America
Curator of the Whitney Gallery of Western Art Sarah Boehme explains, John James Audubon is associated with artistic images of birds, with conservation issues, and with geographic locations of the Deep South. He doesn't immediately spring to mind ...
University of Virginia Art Museum: A Jefferson Ideal: Selections from the Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Landon III Collection of American Fine and Decorative Arts
This special exhibition features major examples of 18th- and 19th-century American painting and furniture, including works by Albert Bierstadt, John Singleton Copley, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Thomas Moran, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart ...
Joslyn Art Museum: Painters and the American West: The Anschutz Collection
Spanning nearly 150 years of American history, the exhibition is drawn from the distinguished collection of Philip Anschutz, who holds the most important assemblage of Western art in private hands. Included in the exhibition are notable works by t...
Bayly Art Museum: Charlottesville Collects
“We think our visitors will be both surprised and delighted to see the wonderful works in Charlottesville Collects,” says Jill Hartz, director of the Bayly Art Museum. “We are thrilled to share these works with the public, and are so grateful ...
Oakland Museum of California: A Legacy of Early California Paintings: The Shumate Collection
The Shumate Collection represents a veritable Who‚s Who of 19th and early 20th century California painters. Few of these paintings have been seen in other exhibitions or publications. The paintings, primarily oils but also watercolor and gouache, ...
Virginia Historical Society: The Virginia Landscape
More than 240 landscape paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs, dating from the colonial period to the present, reveal much about Virginia's natural history and the attitudes of its citizens. Initially, the commonwealth was best know...
Carnegie Museum of Art: Light: The Industrial Age 1750-1900, Art and Science, Technology and Society
Light! was organized in partnership with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, where it was previously on view. Pittsburgh is the only other venue for this remarkable exhibition. The exhibition is sponsored by Bayer ...
Smithsonian, National Museum of American Art and its Rewick Gallery: Treasures to Go!
`Storing treasures that attract more than half a million visitors each year was not an option the staff wanted to consider,` said Elizabeth Broun, director of the Smithsonians American Art Museum. Instead, in January the museum is laun...

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