![Portrait of Albert Bierstadt](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/bierstadt000.jpg)
Albert Bierstadt Painting Reproductions 5 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
![Mount Whitney - Grandeur of the Rockies, c.1877 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt097.jpg)
Mount Whitney - Grandeur of the Rockies c.1877
Oil Painting
$4504
$4504
SKU: BAL-6859
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Rockwell Museum of Western Art, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Rockwell Museum of Western Art, New York, USA
![Sierra Nevada, c.1871 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt098.jpg)
Sierra Nevada c.1871
Oil Painting
$4585
$4585
SKU: BAL-6860
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, North Carolina, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, North Carolina, USA
![Yosemite Valley, 1868 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt099.jpg)
Yosemite Valley 1868
Oil Painting
$3620
$3620
Canvas Print
$50.46
$50.46
SKU: BAL-6870
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.5 x 137.2 cm
Oakland Museum, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.5 x 137.2 cm
Oakland Museum, California, USA
![Looking Up the Yosemite Valley, c.1863/75 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt100.jpg)
Looking Up the Yosemite Valley c.1863/75
Oil Painting
$3603
$3603
SKU: BAL-7016
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.5 x 148.6 cm
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.5 x 148.6 cm
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
![Westphalian Landscape, 1855 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt101.jpg)
Westphalian Landscape 1855
Oil Painting
$2765
$2765
SKU: BAL-8201
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Golden Gate, 1900 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt102.jpg)
The Golden Gate 1900
Oil Painting
$3081
$3081
SKU: BAL-11660
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 96.5 x 152.4 cm
Public Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 96.5 x 152.4 cm
Public Collection
![The Last of the Buffalo, 1888 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt103.jpg)
The Last of the Buffalo 1888
Oil Painting
$2358
$2358
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-11661
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Public Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Public Collection
![Mt. Baker, Washington, From the Frazier River, 1890 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt104.jpg)
Mt. Baker, Washington, From the Frazier River 1890
Oil Painting
$1737
$1737
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12047
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 36.2 x 49.8 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 36.2 x 49.8 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Yellowstone Falls, c.1881 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt105.jpg)
Yellowstone Falls c.1881
Oil Painting
$2765
$2765
Canvas Print
$86.31
$86.31
SKU: BAL-12048
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 112.4 x 77.4 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 112.4 x 77.4 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![The Last of the Buffalo, c.1888 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt106.jpg)
The Last of the Buffalo c.1888
Oil Painting
$3084
$3084
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12049
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 153 x 245 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 153 x 245 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Geysers in Yellowstone, c.1881 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt107.jpg)
Geysers in Yellowstone c.1881
Oil Painting
$2235
$2235
Canvas Print
$91.83
$91.83
SKU: BAL-12050
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 66.6 x 92.7 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 66.6 x 92.7 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Estes Park, Colorado, Whyte's Lake, c.1877 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt108.jpg)
Estes Park, Colorado, Whyte's Lake c.1877
Oil Painting
$3081
$3081
Canvas Print
$51.56
$51.56
SKU: BAL-12051
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 107.2 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 107.2 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Buffalo Head, c.1879 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt109.jpg)
Buffalo Head c.1879
Oil Painting
$1336
$1336
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12052
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.6 x 38.7 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.6 x 38.7 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Island Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1861 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt110.jpg)
Island Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming 1861
Oil Painting
$3048
$3048
Canvas Print
$83.82
$83.82
SKU: BAL-12053
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 67.3 x 102.8 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 67.3 x 102.8 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![The Last of the Buffalo (Sketch), c.1888 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt111.jpg)
The Last of the Buffalo (Sketch) c.1888
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12054
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 37.4 x 48.2 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 37.4 x 48.2 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![View of Glacier Park (Sunset on Peak), n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt112.jpg)
View of Glacier Park (Sunset on Peak) n.d.
Oil Painting
$1296
$1296
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12055
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.8 x 49.8 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.8 x 49.8 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Indian Hunters in Canoe, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt113.jpg)
Indian Hunters in Canoe n.d.
Oil Painting
$1816
$1816
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12056
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.2 x 49.2 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35.2 x 49.2 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Deer in Mountain Home, c.1879 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt114.jpg)
Deer in Mountain Home c.1879
Oil Painting
$2358
$2358
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12057
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.9 x 48.5 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.9 x 48.5 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Bull Elk, indated by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt115.jpg)
Bull Elk indated
Oil Painting
$1656
$1656
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12058
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 47 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 47 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Summer Snow on the Peaks or Snow Capped Mountains, indated by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt116.jpg)
Summer Snow on the Peaks or Snow Capped Mountains indated
Oil Painting
$1514
$1514
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12059
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 48 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 48 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Deer, indated by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt117.jpg)
Deer indated
Oil Painting
$1550
$1550
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12060
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.6 x 47.6 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.6 x 47.6 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Mountains and Lake, indated by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt118.jpg)
Mountains and Lake indated
Oil Painting
$1763
$1763
Canvas Print
$63.63
$63.63
SKU: BAL-12061
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 39.6 x 64.1 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 39.6 x 64.1 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![In the High Mountains, indated by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt119.jpg)
In the High Mountains indated
Oil Painting
$1955
$1955
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12062
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 45.7 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 45.7 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
![Outlet at Lake Tahoe, indated by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt120.jpg)
Outlet at Lake Tahoe indated
Oil Painting
$2201
$2201
Canvas Print
$51.56
$51.56
SKU: BAL-12063
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.9 x 72.9 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.9 x 72.9 cm
Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming, USA