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 Indian Summer on the Hudson River oil painting


Indian Summer on the Hudson River
1861(1861) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
Painting ID::  85531 		Albert Bierstadt
Indian Summer on the Hudson River
1861(1861) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt The Sunset at Monterey Bay, the California Coast oil painting


The Sunset at Monterey Bay, the California Coast
Oil on canvas cjr
Painting ID::  85911 		Albert Bierstadt
The Sunset at Monterey Bay, the California Coast
Oil on canvas cjr
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Alaskan Coastal Range oil painting


Alaskan Coastal Range
1889(1889) Medium Oil on paper Dimensions 35.2 x 49.2 cm (13.9 x 19.4 in) cyf
Painting ID::  85916 		Albert Bierstadt
Alaskan Coastal Range
1889(1889) Medium Oil on paper Dimensions 35.2 x 49.2 cm (13.9 x 19.4 in) cyf
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt San Francisco Bay oil painting


San Francisco Bay
Date 1871-1873 Medium Oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard Dimensions 35 x 48.5 cm (13.8 x 19.1 in) cjr
Painting ID::  86155 		Albert Bierstadt
San Francisco Bay
Date 1871-1873 Medium Oil on paperboard mounted on paperboard Dimensions 35 x 48.5 cm (13.8 x 19.1 in) cjr
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Moat Mountain, Intervale, New Hampshire oil painting


Moat Mountain, Intervale, New Hampshire
oil on canvas, 65.7 x 48.3 cm Date c1862 cjr
Painting ID::  86200 		Albert Bierstadt
Moat Mountain, Intervale, New Hampshire
oil on canvas, 65.7 x 48.3 cm Date c1862 cjr
   
   
     
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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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