Albert Bierstadt
German-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1830-1902 Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the D??sseldorf School in D??sseldorf, Germany from 1853 to 1857. He taught drawing and painting briefly before devoting himself to painting. Bierstadt began making paintings in New England and upstate New York. In 1859, he traveled westward in the company of a Land Surveyor for the U.S. government, returning with sketches that would result in numerous finished paintings. In 1863 he returned west again, in the company of the author Fitz Hugh Ludlow, whose wife he would later marry. He continued to visit the American West throughout his career. Though his paintings sold for princely sums, Bierstadt was not held in particularly high esteem by critics of his day. His use of uncommonly large canvases was thought to be an egotistical indulgence, as his paintings would invariably dwarf those of his contemporaries when they were displayed together. The romanticism evident in his choices of subject and in his use of light was felt to be excessive by contemporary critics. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work. Bierstadt sometimes changed details of the landscape to inspire awe. The colors he used are also not always true. He painted what he believed is the way things should be: water is ultramarine, vegetation is lush and green, etc. The shift from foreground to background was very dramatic and there was almost no middle distance Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 500 (possibly as many as 4000) paintings during his lifetime, most of which have survived. Many are scattered through museums around the United States. Prints are available commercially for many. Original paintings themselves do occasionally come up for sale, at ever increasing prices.
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Albert Bierstadt Buffalo Head oil painting


Buffalo Head
mk162 c.1879 Oil on paper 12x15
Painting ID::  41452 		Albert Bierstadt
Buffalo Head
mk162 c.1879 Oil on paper 12x15
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Last of the Buffalo oil painting


Last of the Buffalo
mk162 c.1888 Oil on canvas 60x96
Painting ID::  41453 		Albert Bierstadt
Last of the Buffalo
mk162 c.1888 Oil on canvas 60x96
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Between the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in Californie oil painting


Between the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in Californie
MK169 1868 oil Paint on cloth 183x305cm
Painting ID::  42772 		Albert Bierstadt
Between the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in Californie
MK169 1868 oil Paint on cloth 183x305cm
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Die Wasserfalle von St Anthony oil painting


Die Wasserfalle von St Anthony
mk181 um 1880-87 Lugano Sammlung
Painting ID::  45236 		Albert Bierstadt
Die Wasserfalle von St Anthony
mk181 um 1880-87 Lugano Sammlung
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Westfallische Landschaft oil painting


Westfallische Landschaft
mk181 1855 Shelburne
Painting ID::  45263 		Albert Bierstadt
Westfallische Landschaft
mk181 1855 Shelburne
   
   
     
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     Albert Bierstadt
     German-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1830-1902 Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the D??sseldorf School in D??sseldorf, Germany from 1853 to 1857. He taught drawing and painting briefly before devoting himself to painting. Bierstadt began making paintings in New England and upstate New York. In 1859, he traveled westward in the company of a Land Surveyor for the U.S. government, returning with sketches that would result in numerous finished paintings. In 1863 he returned west again, in the company of the author Fitz Hugh Ludlow, whose wife he would later marry. He continued to visit the American West throughout his career. Though his paintings sold for princely sums, Bierstadt was not held in particularly high esteem by critics of his day. His use of uncommonly large canvases was thought to be an egotistical indulgence, as his paintings would invariably dwarf those of his contemporaries when they were displayed together. The romanticism evident in his choices of subject and in his use of light was felt to be excessive by contemporary critics. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work. Bierstadt sometimes changed details of the landscape to inspire awe. The colors he used are also not always true. He painted what he believed is the way things should be: water is ultramarine, vegetation is lush and green, etc. The shift from foreground to background was very dramatic and there was almost no middle distance Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 500 (possibly as many as 4000) paintings during his lifetime, most of which have survived. Many are scattered through museums around the United States. Prints are available commercially for many. Original paintings themselves do occasionally come up for sale, at ever increasing prices.

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