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 In_the_Foothills oil painting


In_the_Foothills
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Painting ID::  95982 		Albert Bierstadt
In_the_Foothills
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Albert Bierstadt Scene in the Sierra Nevada oil painting


Scene in the Sierra Nevada
Date ~1861 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 45.72 x 60.96 cm (18 x 24 in) ttd
Painting ID::  95983 		Albert Bierstadt
Scene in the Sierra Nevada
Date ~1861 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 45.72 x 60.96 cm (18 x 24 in) ttd
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Indian Encampment, Shoshone Village - in a riparian forest, western United States oil painting


Indian Encampment, Shoshone Village - in a riparian forest, western United States
Date 1860 ttd
Painting ID::  95984 		Albert Bierstadt
Indian Encampment, Shoshone Village - in a riparian forest, western United States
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Albert Bierstadt View of Chimney Rock, Ogalillalh Sioux Village in Foreground oil painting


View of Chimney Rock, Ogalillalh Sioux Village in Foreground
Date 1860 ttd
Painting ID::  95985 		Albert Bierstadt
View of Chimney Rock, Ogalillalh Sioux Village in Foreground
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Albert Bierstadt Bernese Alps, oil on canvas oil painting


Bernese Alps, oil on canvas
Date 1859 ttd
Painting ID::  95986 		Albert Bierstadt
Bernese Alps, oil on canvas
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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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