Albert Bierstadt Painting Reproductions 11 of 11
1830-1902
German (Active in America) Hudson River School Painter
Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 - February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his large, detailed landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion. Though not the first artist to record these sites, Bierstadt was the foremost painter of these scenes for the remainder of the 19th century.
Bierstadt was part of the Hudson River School, not an institution but rather an informal group of like-minded painters. The Hudson River School style involved carefully detailed paintings with romantic, almost glowing lighting, sometimes called luminism.
Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the Düsseldorf School in Düsseldorf, 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 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.
He became the central figure of the Rocky Mountain School of American painting.
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, a charge that continues to be leveled by many of today's art historians. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work.
Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 400 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.
Bierstadt was part of the Hudson River School, not an institution but rather an informal group of like-minded painters. The Hudson River School style involved carefully detailed paintings with romantic, almost glowing lighting, sometimes called luminism.
Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the Düsseldorf School in Düsseldorf, 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 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.
He became the central figure of the Rocky Mountain School of American painting.
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, a charge that continues to be leveled by many of today's art historians. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work.
Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 400 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.
260 Bierstadt Paintings
Scenery in the Grand Tetons c.1865/70
Oil Painting
$1325
$1325
Canvas Print
$50.84
$50.84
SKU: BAL-19318
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 75 x 111 cm
Public Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 75 x 111 cm
Public Collection
Cliff House & Bay of San Francisco n.d.
Oil Painting
$1056
$1056
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19319
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 44.2 x 75 cm
Public Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 44.2 x 75 cm
Public Collection
The Matterhorn n.d.
Oil Painting
$2486
$2486
Canvas Print
$51.92
$51.92
SKU: BAL-19320
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 100.5 x 70 cm
Public Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 100.5 x 70 cm
Public Collection
Lake Tahoe 1872
Oil Painting
$801
$801
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19321
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34 x 48 cm
Amon Carter Museum, Texas, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34 x 48 cm
Amon Carter Museum, Texas, USA
Alaska 1889
Oil Painting
$645
$645
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19322
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.5 x 50.8 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.5 x 50.8 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
Passing Storm over the Sierra Nevadas 1870
Oil Painting
$3664
$3664
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19323
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92.7 x 139.7 cm
San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92.7 x 139.7 cm
San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, USA
Woodland Pool c.1870
Oil Painting
$1500
$1500
Canvas Print
$53.82
$53.82
SKU: BAL-19637
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.4 x 66 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.4 x 66 cm
Private Collection
South Dome, Yosemite Valley, California 1867
Oil Painting
$1301
$1301
Canvas Print
$53.68
$53.68
SKU: BAL-19638
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 66 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 66 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Mount Hood, Columbia River 1870
Oil Painting
$1108
$1108
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19639
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 36.2 x 59 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 36.2 x 59 cm
Private Collection
In the Yosemite n.d.
Oil Painting
$1043
$1043
Canvas Print
$54.37
$54.37
SKU: BAL-19640
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 66 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 66 cm
Private Collection
Mount Baker, Washington c.1890
Oil Painting
$648
$648
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19641
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.6 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.6 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Italian Valley 1860
Oil Painting
$1848
$1848
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19642
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 56 x 91.4 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 56 x 91.4 cm
Private Collection
Capri 1857
Oil Painting
$916
$916
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19643
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 30.5 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 30.5 cm
Private Collection
Twilight, Lake Tahoe c.1870
Oil Painting
$1949
$1949
Canvas Print
$51.92
$51.92
SKU: BAL-19644
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92.7 x 133.4 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92.7 x 133.4 cm
Private Collection
Lake Lucerne 1857
Oil Painting
$1181
$1181
Canvas Print
$49.75
$49.75
SKU: BAL-19645
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 41.2 x 61 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 41.2 x 61 cm
Private Collection
Mount Hood, Oregon 1860s
Oil Painting
$1401
$1401
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19646
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 89 x 152.4 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 89 x 152.4 cm
Private Collection
Alpine Scene n.d.
Oil Painting
$1076
$1076
Canvas Print
$54.10
$54.10
SKU: BAL-19647
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 58.4 x 42.5 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 58.4 x 42.5 cm
Private Collection
Icebergs c.1883
Oil Painting
$561
$561
Canvas Print
$51.37
$51.37
SKU: BAL-19648
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 45 x 65 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 45 x 65 cm
Private Collection
View on the Hudson 1870
Oil Painting
$1025
$1025
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19649
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.6 x 50.8 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.6 x 50.8 cm
Private Collection
Pass into the Rockies c.1881
Oil Painting
$787
$787
Canvas Print
$49.33
$49.33
SKU: BAL-19650
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 50.8 x 35.6 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 50.8 x 35.6 cm
Private Collection