Artist Albert Bierstadt, born in 1830, was an American landscape painter of German descent, painting in oil on the heels of the American Romantic era of the mid-19th century, in the style of the Hudson River School. Albert Bierstadt's paintings and artwork are grand, luminous depictions of natural America, from the White Mountains and the Rockies to Yosemite, and from the Saco River to the Puget Sound.
As an artist, Albert Bierstadt painted his landscapes in Romantic realism. The scenery is sharp and clear,but also infused with radiant light, sometimes reflected off rock faces or water, hanging in the background as shimmering mist, or flickering through trees in rays of sunlight. You can find many other landscape paintings for sale at Invaluable to pick out your next favorite piece of artwork.
BIERSTADT, Albert (1830-1902). The Rocky Mountains (Lander's Peak). Steel engraving by James Smillie Signed in pencil by James Smillie. New York, published by Edward Bierstadt, 1866. After the painting, completed in 1863. 16 3/4" x 27 7/8" image, 24 1/4" x 34" sheet. In 1859, Bierstadt joined an expedition to the West led by Colonel Frederick W. Lander. This work was painted four years later in New York as a tribute to Lander who died in 1862 after a distinguished military career. Bierstadt found it fitting to name the central summit in memory of his fallen friend. The painting was a huge success and was quickly bought by the English railroad magnate James McHenry for $25,000. Its beauty lies in Bierstadt's faithful delineation of the Shoshone Indian village encampment and carefully rendered foliage in the foreground with a middle distance featuring a reflective body of water and the exaggerated snow-capped peak in the background towering over the entire scene. It perfectly embodies the idea of Manifest Destiny and appealed to the imaginations of most Americans who had only read about our untamed frontier. The oil painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Due to its huge popular success, Bierstadt immediately asked James Smillie, America's premier engraver, to produce an engraving. However, it was not until December 1866, after three laborious years in the making, that this engraving was published. Nancy Anderson and Linda S. Ferber, Albert Bierstadt Art & Enterprise, pp. 272-273, number 77, illustrated figure 80.
An oil painting on board depicting a landscape scene with mountains. Signed A. Bierstadt and dated 1873. Framed. Albert Bierstadt, German American, 1830 to 1902, was a painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. He joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion to paint the scenes. He was not the first artist to record the sites, but he was the foremost painter of them for the remainder of the 19th century. American Landscape Paintings And Art Collectibles.
Albert Bierstadt German/New York, 1830-1902 The Last of the Buffalo photogravure laid on paper 1891, pencil-signed lower right, signed in plate, artist copyright upper margin, 16 1/4 in. x 27 1/2 in., framed, overall 34 1/2 in. x 45 in. x 2 1/2 in.
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902). The Green River, Wyoming, circa 1863. Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed 'A Bierstadt' (lower left), in good condition aside from sheet affixed to a paper board, gum arabic remains along sheet edges, framed. 15 x 20 1/2in. (38 x 52cm). 26 x 31in. (66 x 78.5cm/frame).
Albert Bierstadt (1830 - 1902) "River Estuary" Oil on Paper Mounted On Masonite. Signed on lower right. Coastal view from a hill above looking toward salt marshes or a river estuary, with a small dam or bridge in the foreground and the ocean on the horizon in the background with birds in the sky. The locale is likely Pacific Northwest, California, Washington, or Oregon. Artist: Albert Bierstadt Title: "River Estuary" Medium: Oil on Paper Mounted Circa/Year: ca. 1860 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 12.25" x 18.5" Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: DD4003
Signed in print on the lower right corner. Frame measures approximately 29.75in x 42.5in. Artwork measures approximately 19.25in x 31.75in. Some scuffs and chips present on frame please see photos for condition consideration. NR30359 BP
Title is Twin Falls Idaho. Painted in 1874. Oil on Canvas, Laid on Board. 23" by 36" unframed. 34" by 47" framed. A true Masterpiece. A quick analysis of this painting yields the following: The layering and the division of foreground vs distance comparison is consistent with the artist's work. When comparing signatures, the penmanship is in line with known examples. Autumn colors and pallet are correct compared with known examples. Tree and standing deadfall comparisons are correct. Native figures are similar to others found in known works. Falls with a fadeaway perspective are in line with the artist's work. This painting and it's provenance are noted in the Frick Art Research Library. Frick Photoarchive Item ; Bierstadt, Albert, 100, Twin Falls, Idaho Provenance: T. Gilbert Brouillette, New York (Dealer); Mr. Taylor Curtis, Pasadena, CA; Milton & Dorothy Johnston, San Marino, CA; Thence by Direct Family Descent. Albert Bierstadt (1830 - 1902) was active/lived in New York, California, Massachusetts, Kansas / Germany. Albert Bierstadt is known for Romanticized western landscape paintings, photography. Likely the most famous and financially successful late 19th-century painter of the American western landscape, Albert Bierstadt created grandiose, dramatic scenes of the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevadas that lured many people to visit those sites. He was also one of the first artists to use a camera to record landscape views. His oil paintings, many of them huge, were the ultimate expression of the popular 19th-century Romanticism. But his reputation diminished when public taste in art changed dramatically and replaced Realism and Romanticism with Impressionism and when transcontinental railway travel revealed that the West looked nothing like his idealized paintings. Bierstadt was born in Solingen, near Dusseldorf, Germany, and sailed as a baby with his family who settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Unlike many of his successful peers, as a child, he showed only casual interest in and talent for art, and he had little encouragement from his family. In New Bedford, he acquired a few collectors of his early work including a Mrs. Hathaway from a local shipping family. At a New Bedford Concert Hall, he also used the floral images of George Harvey (1800-1878) for a scenery picture shows with a Drummond Light, a lantern that allowed one picture to fade into another. In 1853, he returned to Dusseldorf where he studied at the Royal Academy with landscape painters Andreas Aschenbach and Karl Friedman Lessing. Some of his fellow students were Emmanuel Leutze, Sanford Gifford and Worthington Whittredge, and they all learned much attention to detail, respect for composition and skilled drawing. During this period, he traveled extensively in Europe, especially Italy, and companions were Whittredge and Gifford. He completed many picturesque Old World scenes in the style that later became his trademark. In 1857, he returned to the United States and painted the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and in 1858, exhibited for the first time at the National Academy of Design in New York. His fourteen entries included, Lake Lucerne, which was one of the biggest in the exhibition. That same year, representatives of the Boston Atheneum, purchased his painting, The Portico of Octavia, Rome, for $400.00 and this was the first museum purchase acquisition of his work. In January 1859, he heard a lecture in New Bedford on the American West by Bayard Taylor, famous traveler and lecturer, and this exposure stirred an interest that played a large part in his future career. Meanwhile, he had settled into New York City where he lived and occupied a studio in the Tenth Street Building, which had 25 studio spaces and became well known for its prestigious occupants. He remained in this studio space until 1881, when he moved to 1271 Broadway to the Rensselaier Building. A year later he found the subject matter that set the course of his career. He joined a western military expedition led by Colonel Frederick W. Lander to survey wagon routes in the Rocky Mountains and Wyoming. From sketches and artifacts such as buffalo hides and Indian items, he painted studio western scenes including landscapes, Indians, and wildlife in the traditional style he had learned in Europe. His first big western painting, 1860, had several titles: The Base of the Rocky Mountains, Laramie Peak and/or The Rocky Mountains. (It should not be confused with the 1863 painting, The Rocky Mountains, now in the Metropolitan Museum.) The 1860 painting did not generated much reaction when it was exhibited at the National Academy nor did it find a buyer, but it did establish "its creator, however, as the artistic spokesman of the American Far West" . . . (Hendricks 94) Subsequently the painting was lost, having been loaned to a Buffalo New York high school in 1922. In 1861, Bierstadt and his friend from Dusseldorf, Emanuel Leutze, got permission to visit army camps around Washington to paint Civil War scenes, and from this experience plus an 1863 visit to Fort Sumter, Bierstadt painted war theme canvases including The Bombardment of Fort Sumter. During this period, he also visited the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and made plans for a second visit to the American West, which involved securing welcomes at U.S. army forts by getting travel permission from Charles Sumner, Secretary of War. This second trip West was with his friend, Fitz Hugh Ludlow, whose wife Rosalie Osborne, Bierstadt would subsequently marry in circumstances that 'titilated' New York society. Ludlow was the son of a Presbyterian absolutionist minister of Poughkeepsie, New York, and was a writer of a controversial but best-selling book, The Hasheesn Eater. The publication was praising of hashish and described his positive experiences of being one of the first westerners to use the drug, which had been used in India and other countries for over a thousand years but was first introduced in 1839 in America. As a result of notoriety for the book, by the mid 1850s, he was highly prominent in New York society. He was married to Rosalie Osborne of wealthy family of Waterville, New York, It has been suggested that Rosalie and Bierstadt were showing interest in each other at the time of the 1863 western trip of the two men. In 1863, with the understanding that Ludlow would take copious notes for a book to be published and possibly with the idea they would come to some conclusion about Rosalie, Ludlow and Bierstadt set off from New York in April 1863 from Atchison, Kansas. There they got supplies and in late May the men left on the Overland Trail through Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and into California by July 17. Painters Virgil Williams and Enoch Wood Perry joined them in San Francisco for a painting excursion to Yosemite during the month of August. They camped in a meadow on the Merced River and near the base of Yosemite Falls, and were back in San Francisco by mid September. Then they journeyed to Oregon, leaving from Portland to catch a steamer from San Francisco that returned them to New York on December 17, 1863. During this time, Bierstadt's name came up for draft into Civil War service, but he paid an exemption of $300. Three years later, the Ludlows were divorced, and Rosalie Ludlow married Albert Bierstadt. From the time of his trip with Bierstadt, Fitz Hugh Ludlow had deteriorated mentally and physically. Allegedly he was abusive to Rosalie, indulged in excessive alcohal and hashish, and decamped to Saint Joseph, Missouri with another woman. He died in Switzerland in June 1870, having married a widow from Maine. For Bierstadt, the Yosemite paintings were such a sensation that he became immediately famous. In 1871, he returned to California and stayed for three years, exhibiting in local galleries and with the San Francisco Art Association. He also returned in 1893 after the death of his wife. In 1865, he built a thirty-five room home of granite and wood on the Hudson River near New York City. He named the place "Malkasten," which was German for paint box and referred to the name of an artists' gathering and exhibition place in Dusseldorf during his student days. However, he seldom worked from his home, preferring his New York City studio. On November 10, 1882, "Malkasten" with many of his paintings was destroyed by fire. In the 1860s and 70s, he earned the highest prices ever achieved by an American painter, and the US Congress allotted $20,000 for one of his paintings. In 1867, he had a grand tour of Europe and England including a special audience with Queen Victoria. His painting, Among the Sierra Mountains, California, was exhibited at the Royal Academy of London with mixed reactions as some thought it overtaxed the viewers' minds and imaginations. He received the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by Napoleon III and the Order of the Stanislaus from the Czar of the Russias. Returning to America, the Bierstadt's visited his photographer brother, Charles, and her sister, Esther, in Niagara Falls, and also went to New Hampshire for more painting in the White Mountains. In 1871, the Bierstadt's went to California, staying for two and a half years. They stayed primarily in San Francisco, and were much sought after socially. He painted in the Sierra Nevadas, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, and Colis Huntington and Leland Stanford, two of California's most prominent businessmen, bought paintings from him. However, toward the end of the century, beginning in the 1870s, his career had major setbacks with the increasing influence of the Barbizon and Impressionist styles from Europe. Bierstadt's painting style was increasingly considered old fashioned and foolishly romantic. However, he was asked to contribute a painting to the newly established Pennsylvania Academy, and sent Mount Adams, Rocky Mountains. He also received a commission for paintings for the U.S. Capitol Building and contributed historical scenes, Landing in Monterey and Discovery of the Hudson. He also entered work in the Philadelphia Exposition of 1875, but the public's reaction was less than enthusiastic. For income and because of lack of interest in living there, the Bierstadt's rented Malkasten, their home on the Hudson River. He took a studio and housing space in the Rensselaer Building at 1271 Broadway, and there held exhibitions for sales of his paintings in circumstances described as elegant and commodious. The couple traveled in Canada and Colorado, but Rosalie, who had tuberculosis, spent much time in Nassau, where the climate was better for her health. He did paintings there, and in 1875, returned to California. From 1878 to 1879, the Bierstadts traveled in Europe, and then she was in the Bahamas for eight months while he again traveled west including to Yellowstone and Salt Lake City. The next few years they both traveled together some, including a return to Europe, but she spent increasing time in Nassau, and he took several more trips including to Canada, Alaska and Europe. He was very disappointed when his entry, The Last of the Buffalo, (now at the Corcoran Gallery) was rejected for the Paris Exposition of 1889. However, this canvas did have the consequence of stimulating an official census of the buffalo population, which was estimated to be 60 million at the time Columbus discovered America and was down to about 500 when Bierstadt did his painting. Resulting from the census was a plan of government protection. On March 1, 1893, Rosalie Bierstadt died. She was fifty-two years old, and although she had been ill for the last years of their marriage, had reportedly been a much-loved companion of her husband. A year later, he married Mary Hicks Stewart, widow of David Stewart, a Boston banker and father, by an earlier marriage, of Isabella Stewart Gardner, prominent art collector. Reportedly this marriage was happy, and for a wedding gift, Albert gave her his historical painting, Landing of Columbus, which after his death, she gave to the Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. The couple lived in New York at 322 Fifth Avenue, and he kept a fairly regular schedule of painting, although the popularity of his work declined. They traveled to Europe several times, and were entertained by Queen Victoria on the Isle of Wight. Although his wife was wealthy, they kept their finances separate, and in 1895, he declared bankruptcy. Seven years later, on Febraury 18, 1902, he died in New York City, having just returned from a walk. His body is buried beside his parents in the Rural Cemetery of New Bedford, Massachusetts. For several decades after his death, he was largely forgotten in the public mind. But he has been rediscovered in the late 20th century and stirred interest in many collectors, especially his paintings of the American West.
An antique watercolor landscape painting by Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) featuring a copse of trees behind a low stone wall. Titled "Landscape". Signed at the bottom right with his initials, dated 1878. Comes in ornate gilt frame measuring 21" x 16 1/4", 8 1/2" x 6" site. *notes - some chips/gilt missing to frame
Albert Bierstadt, American, 1830 to 1902, oil painting on canvas depicting a lyrical sunset landscape with a deer by the water. Signed lower left. Mounted in a gilt carved Rococo frame. Albert Bierstadt is known for Romanticized Western landscape paintings, photography. Likely the most famous and financially successful late 19th century painter of the American Western landscape, Albert Bierstadt created grandiose, dramatic scenes of the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevadas that lured many people to visit those sites. He was also one of the first artists to use a camera to record landscape views. His oil paintings, many of them huge, were the ultimate expression of the popular 19th century Romanticism. One of a kind artwork.
American, 1830-1902 Wind River Country, Nebraska Territory, 1859 Signed with conjoined initials ABierstadt (lr) Oil on paper mounted on board 5 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches Provenance: Hawthorne Fine Art, New York D. Wigmore, New York Exhibited: Huntington, NY, The Hecksher Museum of Art, That Wilder Image, Apr. 22 - Aug. 24, 2003 (Framed 11 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches) Careful inpainting is scattered throughout but concentrated in the lower right corner.
After Albert Bierstadt (German-American, 1830-1902) 'California Scenery: Sunset View' Oil on Canvas Undated, unsigned, a copy of Bierstadt's depiction of a mountain lake at sunset, in a silver-tone lacquered frame Property from: a Private Collector, Kenilworth, Illinois Category: Fine Art > Paintings Estimated Sale Time: 10:29 am CST Shipping Status: Due to size, weight, value or shipping complexity, this item must be shipped via a 3rd Party and the shipping cost may be high. We recommend contacting multiple shipping vendors for an estimate as the cost may vary greatly. Last modified: September 19, 2024, 9:13 am
30 1/2" by 20". Albert Bierstadt (1830 - 1902) was active/lived in New York, California, Massachusetts, Kansas / Germany. Albert Bierstadt is known for Romanticized western landscape paintings, photography.
BIERSTADT, Albert (German-American, 1830-1902). [Western Landscape]. Oil on canvas laid to board. Signed lower right: "A Bierstadt" 11 3/4" x 19 3/4" canvas, 21 1/2" x 29 1/2" framed. One of Albert Bierstadt’s Iconic Western Landscapes Impressive in scale and lavish in detail, Albert Bierstadt's great paintings, engravings, and chromolithographs capture the poetry and the majesty of the wilderness. He was among the most successful artists of the 19th-century helping capture America's optimism in her outlook on the future and the West. His images of grandeur only added to America's fascination with the mythic West and the spirit of adventure and discovery that it represented. The combination of imagery and actual elements resulted in glorious compositions that were based as much in reality as in the ideal. While his landscapes retain their accuracy on flora and fauna and remains true to actual locations, a sense of sense of wonder and grandeur override the experience with his work. In educating the American public about the West, Bierstadt depicted a landscape which could rival any in Europe in magnificence, while conveying a distinctly American pioneer spirit. The beauty of his work arises not only from the clarity and skill of his painting, but from his understanding and ability to portray the notion of Manifest Destiny. Bierstadt's 1860s paintings of the Rocky Mountains were already extremely popular at the time he returned to the American West to create this spectacular image of the unique rock dome formations of the Yosemite Valley. This work gave the world one of its first views of this wonder of the West and forever made the area synonymous with the wonder of the West.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) original museum exhibition poster for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The underlying piece in this poster is titled The Sore of the Turquoise Sea, and it is after the original which was painted in 1878. This piece was produced in 1989, and it was acquired from the estate of an ex-employee of the National Gallery of Art, who worked there in the late 1980s through the early 1990s. It is matted and framed under glass, and it measures 32 inches x 37 inches.
Albert Bierstadt, American, 1830 to 1902, charcoal on paper painting on paper depicting a scene with rams and dogs. Signed, lower right. Framed. Albert Bierstadt is known for Romanticized western landscape paintings, photography. Likely the most famous and financially successful late 19th century painter of the American western landscape, Albert Bierstadt created grandiose, dramatic scenes of the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevadas that lured many people to visit those sites. He was also one of the first artists to use a camera to record landscape views. His oil paintings, many of them huge, were the ultimate expression of the popular 19th century Romanticism. One of a kind artwork.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) Mt. Rosalie, Rocky Mountains unsigned and titled and dated '1863' (on the reverse) oil on paper affixed to board 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. framed 17 x 19 in.
Oil paper on canvas, signed 'A Bierstadt' lower right, with label from Newhouse Galleries, NY, lined. 14 x 19 in., 18 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (frame). Note: This work is included in the Bierstadt database being compiled for the catalogue raisonné of the artist's paintings.
Attributed to Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902), Mountainous Landscape, watercolor and gouache on paper, signed "Bierstadt" at lower right, 6.75"h x 10.5"w (sheet), loose and unframed
ALBERT BIERSTADT (NY/CA/MA/KS/GERMANY, 1830-1902) The Grand Tetons at Dawn, oil on canvas, laid to board, signed in red lower left edge, housed in what may be the original gold painted gesso deep cove frame, OS: 15" x 16 1/2", SS: 8" x 9 1/2".
BIERSTADT, Albert (1830-1902). The Rocky Mountains (Lander's Peak). Steel engraving by James Smillie Signed in pencil by James Smillie. New York, published by Edward Bierstadt, 1866. After the painting, completed in 1863. 16 3/4" x 27 7/8" image, 24 1/4" x 34" sheet. In 1859, Bierstadt joined an expedition to the West led by Colonel Frederick W. Lander. This work was painted four years later in New York as a tribute to Lander who died in 1862 after a distinguished military career. Bierstadt found it fitting to name the central summit in memory of his fallen friend. The painting was a huge success and was quickly bought by the English railroad magnate James McHenry for $25,000. Its beauty lies in Bierstadt's faithful delineation of the Shoshone Indian village encampment and carefully rendered foliage in the foreground with a middle distance featuring a reflective body of water and the exaggerated snow-capped peak in the background towering over the entire scene. It perfectly embodies the idea of Manifest Destiny and appealed to the imaginations of most Americans who had only read about our untamed frontier. The oil painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Due to its huge popular success, Bierstadt immediately asked James Smillie, America's premier engraver, to produce an engraving. However, it was not until December 1866, after three laborious years in the making, that this engraving was published. Nancy Anderson and Linda S. Ferber, Albert Bierstadt Art & Enterprise, pp. 272-273, number 77, illustrated figure 80.
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902) Bahamian View oil on paper laid to board signed ABierstadt (lower left) 18 3/4 x 14 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill Provenance: Sold: Sotheby's, New York, May, 5, 1994, Lot 3 We would like to thank Melissa Webster Speidel, President of the Bierstadt Foundation and Director of the Albert Bierstadt catalogue raisonné project, for her assistance in the cataloguing of this work, which is included in the database being compiled for her forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's oeuvre. As the title suggests, Bahamian View depicts a scene in the Bahamas. The Bahamas is an island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida. In the late nineteenth century, it was touted for the healing properties of its mild climate and sought as a refuge those in poor health. Struggling with tuberculosis, Bierstadt’s wife, Rosalie, was among those who sought its benevolent weather and wintered there from 1876 until her death in 1893, staying in Nassau on the island of New Providence. Bierstadt visited the island when she was there and made oil sketches and studies of the ocean and boats, the beaches, vegetation, and buildings. The artist painted views that vary from scenes taken from the top of one of the island’s hills looking out through foliage over rooftops; to the ocean, like Bahamian View; to sketches of the harbor with its boats and fishing activities; to scenes of palm trees with buildings; to studies of tropical vegetation. In the artworks, as he does in Bahamian View, Bierstadt often captures the jewel-like greens, blues, and turquoises that typify the island. Although Bierstadt is known mainly for his western and European landscapes, he did many other subjects as well. There are currently 44 artworks of the Bahamas in the Albert Bierstadt database. Bierstadt was drawn to beauty wherever he could find it and that included this tropical paradise.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was a 19th-century American landscape painter best known for his sweeping and grandiose depictions of the American West, particularly the Rocky Mountains and the Yosemite Valley. He was a prominent member of the Hudson River School, a group of American landscape painters who emphasized naturalistic and detailed representations of the American wilderness.Key points about Albert Bierstadt:1. **German-American Background**: Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany, but his family emigrated to the United States when he was a child. He grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts.2. **Artistic Education**: Bierstadt studied art in Düsseldorf, Germany, under the guidance of the renowned landscape painter Andreas Achenbach. He also traveled extensively throughout Europe, absorbing the influences of European landscape painting.3. **Hudson River School**: Bierstadt became associated with the Hudson River School, a group of American artists who specialized in landscape painting. His work is often linked with the Luminist style, characterized by detailed, luminous, and idyllic landscapes.4. **Westward Expeditions**: Bierstadt's most iconic paintings often resulted from his journeys to the American West in the mid-19th century. He was part of several expeditions to the Rocky Mountains and the Yosemite Valley, where he created some of his most famous works.5. **Large-Scale Paintings**: Bierstadt's paintings were often monumental in scale, and they aimed to capture the majesty and grandeur of the American wilderness. His works were celebrated for their sweeping vistas, dramatic lighting, and meticulous attention to detail.6. **Iconic Paintings**: Among his most famous paintings are "Among the Sierra Nevada, California," "The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak," and "Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California." These works are characterized by their vivid depictions of nature's splendor.7. **Criticism and Contemporary Reception**: While Bierstadt's work was highly acclaimed during his lifetime and he enjoyed commercial success, it also faced criticism for being overly idealized and for romanticizing the West.8. **Legacy**: Albert Bierstadt's legacy endures in American art. His paintings are celebrated for their role in shaping the perception of the American West and its wilderness. They contributed to the popular image of the American frontier and played a significant part in the nation's westward expansion and exploration.Bierstadt's ability to capture the grandeur and beauty of the American West made him one of the most celebrated landscape painters of his time. His paintings are revered for their artistic and historical significance, and they continue to be admired for their portrayal of the American wilderness. Measures 40 x 28.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was a 19th-century American landscape painter best known for his sweeping and grandiose depictions of the American West, particularly the Rocky Mountains and the Yosemite Valley. He was a prominent member of the Hudson River School, a group of American landscape painters who emphasized naturalistic and detailed representations of the American wilderness.Key points about Albert Bierstadt:1. **German-American Background**: Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany, but his family emigrated to the United States when he was a child. He grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts.2. **Artistic Education**: Bierstadt studied art in Düsseldorf, Germany, under the guidance of the renowned landscape painter Andreas Achenbach. He also traveled extensively throughout Europe, absorbing the influences of European landscape painting.3. **Hudson River School**: Bierstadt became associated with the Hudson River School, a group of American artists who specialized in landscape painting. His work is often linked with the Luminist style, characterized by detailed, luminous, and idyllic landscapes.4. **Westward Expeditions**: Bierstadt's most iconic paintings often resulted from his journeys to the American West in the mid-19th century. He was part of several expeditions to the Rocky Mountains and the Yosemite Valley, where he created some of his most famous works.5. **Large-Scale Paintings**: Bierstadt's paintings were often monumental in scale, and they aimed to capture the majesty and grandeur of the American wilderness. His works were celebrated for their sweeping vistas, dramatic lighting, and meticulous attention to detail.6. **Iconic Paintings**: Among his most famous paintings are "Among the Sierra Nevada, California," "The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak," and "Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California." These works are characterized by their vivid depictions of nature's splendor.7. **Criticism and Contemporary Reception**: While Bierstadt's work was highly acclaimed during his lifetime and he enjoyed commercial success, it also faced criticism for being overly idealized and for romanticizing the West.8. **Legacy**: Albert Bierstadt's legacy endures in American art. His paintings are celebrated for their role in shaping the perception of the American West and its wilderness. They contributed to the popular image of the American frontier and played a significant part in the nation's westward expansion and exploration.Bierstadt's ability to capture the grandeur and beauty of the American West made him one of the most celebrated landscape painters of his time. His paintings are revered for their artistic and historical significance, and they continue to be admired for their portrayal of the American wilderness. Measures 40 x 60. Sold "after" Bierstadt.
Albert Bierstadt (German/American, 1830-1902) Landscape Study watercolor and graphite on paper signed ABierstadt (lower left) 5 x 8 1/2 inches Property from the Estate of Donna Fuller, New York
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902). (Attributed) Oil on canvas '.Mountain Landscape'.Unsigned. Measures 30x46 inch (35.5 x 51.5 inch with frame). Overall good restored condition, minor cracking in sky which appears to have been sealed, canvas has been lined
ALBERT BIERSTADT (American 1830-1902) and JAMES SMILLIE (American 1833-1909) A PRINT, "The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak," 1866, lithograph with later hand-coloring; sheet 25" x 35 3/4", matted 26" x 36 3/4".
An antique painting by Albert Bierstadt titled "Yosemite" offers oil on canvas mountainous landscape with river, en verso signed as photographed, seated in giltwood frame, c1870. Regarding provenance, this painting is from the collection of Robert Rockwell, of Corning NY......avid collector of Bierdstadt and the founder of the Rockwell Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate. Regarding authenticity, we have not had the painting formally authenticated. Measures- 36.5''H x 48.5''W x 4''D; 35.25'' x 23.25'' sight. *** OPTIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERY - While onsite retrieval is always welcome at no charge, we offer IN-HOUSE SHIPPING & DELIVERY within the continental US with Quick Quotes available UPON REQUEST. Also, free storage is available for up to 60 days UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.***
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902), Untitled (Mountain Stream), oil on canvas, signed lower right, canvas: 12"h x 10"w, overall (with frame): 18.25"h x 16.25"
DESCRIPTION: Antique 1866 hand-colored chromolithograph engraved by James Smillie (1807-1885) after Albert Bierstadt's "The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak". Pencil signed "A Bierstadt" at lower left. Pencil signed "James Smillie" at lower right. CIRCA: 1866 ORIGIN: American DIMENSIONS: (Sight) H: 19.75" W: 29" (Frame) H: 30.25" W: 38.75" CONDITION: Archived. Slight creasing. Abrasions in spots. Professional repair at middle left. Minor losses to edges of margins in spots (not visible in frame). Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of our specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the ask question button or send us an email.
The Hudson River School in Focus: Property from the Friedman Collection Albert Bierstadt 1830 - 1902 Wind River Mountains, Nebraska oil on paper laid down on composite board 6 ¾ by 6 ⅞ in. 17.1 by 17.3 cm. Executed circa 1859.
Albert Bierstadt, American, 1830 to 1902, pastel painting on board depicting a seascape with a ship, 1897. Signed with a monogram and dated, lower left. Framed. Albert Bierstadt is known for Romanticized western landscape paintings, photography. Likely the most famous and financially successful late 19th century painter of the American western landscape, Albert Bierstadt created grandiose, dramatic scenes of the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevadas that lured many people to visit those sites. He was also one of the first artists to use a camera to record landscape views. His oil paintings, many of them huge, were the ultimate expression of the popular 19th century Romanticism. One of a kind artwork.
Property from the Estate of Suzanne and Stanley S. Arkin Albert Bierstadt 1830 - 1902 Sunrise signed with the artist's monograph (lower right) oil on card 4 by 6 ½ in. 10.2 by 16.5 cm. Executed circa 1860s. This work is included in the database for the Albert Bierstadt Catalogue Raisonné Project and is accompanied by a letter of opinion from Melissa Webster Speidel, President of the Bierstadt Foundation and Director of the Albert Bierstadt Catalogue Raisonné Project.
