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: (100)
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Albert Bierstadt River Scene oil on paperboard 1858
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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: Landscape Date: 19th century Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.13-5/8 x
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Albert Bierstadt California Spring oil on canvas 1875
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The Rocky Mountains, Lander"s Peak, 1863 Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)AmericanOil on canvas; 73 1/2 x 120
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Artist: Albert Bierstadt Title: The Merced River in Yosemite Date: 1868 Medium: oil on canvas
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Albert Bierstadt Farallon Islands oil on carton mounted on canvas 1872
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Albert Bierstadt Sunlight and Shadow oil on canvas 1862
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Albert Bierstadt Niagara Falls oil on canvas 1869
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Albert Bierstadt Nassau Harbor oil on paper mounted on board circa 1877
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Albert Bierstadt Swiss Mountain Cabin oil on paper mounted on canvas circa 1872
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Albert Bierstadt Indians Hunting Buffalo oil on canvas circa 1888
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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 Roman Fish Market. Arch of Octavius oil on canvas 1858
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Albert Bierstadt View of Donner Lake, California oil on paper mounted on canvas 1871 - 1872
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Albert Bierstadt - Looking Down Yosemite 1865 Oil on Canvas Birmingham Museum of Art American
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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 - 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 - Lake Lucerne 1858 oil on canvas National Gallery 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 - The Emerald Pool 1870 oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art 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 - Yosemite Valley 1865 oil on canvas The Hyde Collection 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 - Sunrise, Yosemite Valley c. 1870 oil on canvas Amon Carter Museum 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 - Fir Trees and Storm Clouds c. 1870 oil on paper mounted Cleveland Museum of Art 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
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Albert Bierstadt - Giant Redwood Trees of California c. 1874 oil on canvas The Berkshire Museum American
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Albert Bierstadt - The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak 1863 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt - Moat Mountain, Intervale, New Hampshire c, 1862 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Indians near Fort Laramie about 1859 Oil on
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Palm Trees with a Domed Church about 1880
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Black Horse about 1859 Oil on paper mounted
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Lake Tahoe, California 1867 Oil on canvas 55.56
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 St. Lawrence River, from the Citadel, Quebec about
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Fishing Boats at Capri 1857 Oil on paper
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Storm in the Mountains about 1870 Oil on
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 The Buffalo Trail about 1867 Oil on canvas
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Thunderstorm in the Rocky Mountains 1859 Oil on
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Albert Bierstadt - The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California c. 1872-1873 oil on paper mounted Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 View from the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming 1860
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Geyser, Yellowstone Park about 1881 Oil on paper
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Wreck of the "Ancon" in Loring Bay, Alaska
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Seal Rocks, Farallons 1872 Oil on paper mounted
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Albert Bierstadt, American (born in Germany), 1830-1902 Valley of the Yosemite 1864 Oil on paperboard
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W.C. Sharon Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie oil on canvas circa 1869
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Robert Hinshelwood Lake Esther, Sierra Nevada Mts., Cal. engraving and etching 19th century
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Albert Barrows Earth and Sky oil on canvas 1929
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Albert Besnard Nude etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard Nude etching 19th - 20th century
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Thomas Eakins - Dr. Albert C. Getchell 1907 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art American
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Albert Besnard Head of a Little Girl terra cotta 19th - 20th century
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Paul Albert Besnard - The First Morning (Albert and Charlotte Dubray Besnard and their Son, Robert) 1881 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Albert Besnard Le Bi a Villerville Etching 1884
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Albert Besnard La Modele endormie Etching 1885
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Albert Besnard Le Bi a Villerville Etching 1884
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Albert Christ-Janer Untitled (T72-109) Color lithograph 1972
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Anonymous Portrait of James Albert Clark pen knife carving on paper 1884
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Albert Besnard Le Flirt Etching-aquatint 1886
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Albert Besnard Madame Gallimard Dry point 1885
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Albert Besnard Femme Blonde a Sa Toilette Etching 1909
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Albert Besnard [Two women in a church illuminated by candlelight] 1904
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Albert Besnard La Femme a la Pelerine 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard La Mere Malade Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard Le Modele au Manteau Noire Etching 1925
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Albert Besnard Le Modele au Manteau Noire Etching 1925
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FÈlix Bracquemond Le liËvre, d'apres A. de Balleroy (The Hare, after Albert de Balleroy) (London: The Portfolio, 1872) Etching 1872
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Albert Besnard La Visiteuse Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard Mother and child Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard La Liseuse devant la Fenetre Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard La Baignade a Talloires Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard La Femme au Vase Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard The Drawing Lesson Dry point 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard La Mere Malade Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Laessle Penguins bronze 1917
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Albert Besnard Trois pecheuses de Berck Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard Quatre Tetes de Femmes Etching 19th - 20th century
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Albert Besnard La Femme a la Pelerine Etching-dry point 19th - 20th century
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John Neagle - The Reverend John Albert Ryan 1825-1829 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Albert Besnard The Amber Necklace pastel on cream laid paper circa 1900 - 1915
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Peter Van Valkenburgh Albert Einstein lithograph 1939
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Albert Barrows Baiting Up Etching 19th - 20th century
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Paul Gavarni Acrobats,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, frontispiece and first plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849) col
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Paul Gavarni The Casino,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 13 and fifth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849
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Albert Baertsoen Le Vieux Pont Etching 1898
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Paul Gavarni Vauxhall, preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 96 andtwentieth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 18
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Paul Gavarni A Sketch from the West-End,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 49 and twelfth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London:

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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