![Portrait of Albert Bierstadt](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/bierstadt000.jpg)
Albert Bierstadt Painting Reproductions 7 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
![Camp Independence, Colorado, 1873 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt145.jpg)
Camp Independence, Colorado 1873
Oil Painting
$2050
$2050
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12120
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![High in the Mountains, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt146.jpg)
High in the Mountains n.d.
Oil Painting
$2121
$2121
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12121
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 55.1 x 72.4 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 55.1 x 72.4 cm
Private Collection
![Yosemite Valley, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt147.jpg)
Yosemite Valley n.d.
Oil Painting
$2401
$2401
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12122
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Sunrise on Mount Tacoma, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt148.jpg)
Sunrise on Mount Tacoma n.d.
Oil Painting
$1991
$1991
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12123
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 111.5 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 111.5 cm
Private Collection
![Forest Sunrise, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt149.jpg)
Forest Sunrise n.d.
Oil Painting
$1865
$1865
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12124
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 82.6 x 122.4 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 82.6 x 122.4 cm
Private Collection
![Seascape, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt150.jpg)
Seascape n.d.
Oil Painting
$1803
$1803
Canvas Print
$52.28
$52.28
SKU: BAL-12125
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Autumn in America, Oneida County, New York, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt151.jpg)
Autumn in America, Oneida County, New York n.d.
Oil Painting
$1942
$1942
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12126
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 69.8 x 50.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 69.8 x 50.3 cm
Private Collection
![On the Sweetwater Near the Devil's Gate, Nebraska, 1860 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt152.jpg)
On the Sweetwater Near the Devil's Gate, Nebraska 1860
Oil Painting
$672
$672
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12127
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 31.1 x 45.7 cm
National Academy Museum, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 31.1 x 45.7 cm
National Academy Museum, New York, USA
![The Blue Grotto, Capri, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt153.jpg)
The Blue Grotto, Capri n.d.
Oil Painting
$1313
$1313
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12128
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 17.3 x 22.4 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 17.3 x 22.4 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA
![The House in the Woods, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt154.jpg)
The House in the Woods n.d.
Oil Painting
$3081
$3081
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12129
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Yosemite Valley, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt155.jpg)
Yosemite Valley n.d.
Oil Painting
$1505
$1505
Canvas Print
$51.69
$51.69
SKU: BAL-12130
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
![Yosemite Valley, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt156.jpg)
Yosemite Valley n.d.
Oil Painting
$2318
$2318
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12131
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Mountain Canoeing, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt157.jpg)
Mountain Canoeing n.d.
Oil Painting
$1768
$1768
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12132
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Hastings on the Hudson River, 1865 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt158.jpg)
Hastings on the Hudson River 1865
Oil Painting
$1296
$1296
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12133
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.3 x 46.4 cm
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.3 x 46.4 cm
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
![California Coast, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt159.jpg)
California Coast n.d.
Oil Painting
$1336
$1336
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12134
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, California, c.1871/73 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt160.jpg)
Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, California c.1871/73
Oil Painting
$1268
$1268
Canvas Print
$54.87
$54.87
SKU: BAL-12135
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 66 cm
Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 66 cm
Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio, USA
![On the Merced River, 1863 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt161.jpg)
On the Merced River 1863
Oil Painting
$2778
$2778
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12136
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.4 x 134.6 cm
California Historical Society, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.4 x 134.6 cm
California Historical Society, California, USA
![Sunrise on the Matterhorn, a.1875 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt162.jpg)
Sunrise on the Matterhorn a.1875
Oil Painting
$2778
$2778
Canvas Print
$55.29
$55.29
SKU: BAL-12137
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 148.6 x 108.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 148.6 x 108.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1866 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt163.jpg)
Merced River, Yosemite Valley 1866
Oil Painting
$3321
$3321
Canvas Print
$54.32
$54.32
SKU: BAL-12138
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.4 x 127 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.4 x 127 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Nevada Falls, Yosemite, c.1872/73 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt164.jpg)
Nevada Falls, Yosemite c.1872/73
Oil Painting
$2982
$2982
Canvas Print
$57.63
$57.63
SKU: BAL-12139
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 99.1 x 76.2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 99.1 x 76.2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Palm Trees with a Domed Church, c.1880 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt165.jpg)
Palm Trees with a Domed Church c.1880
Oil Painting
$1648
$1648
SKU: BAL-12140
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.9 x 48.9 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.9 x 48.9 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Minnehaha Falls, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt166.jpg)
Minnehaha Falls n.d.
Oil Painting
$3112
$3112
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12141
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 104.1 x 144.8 cm
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 104.1 x 144.8 cm
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA
![Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail, c.1873 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt167.jpg)
Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail c.1873
Oil Painting
$3135
$3135
Canvas Print
$80.08
$80.08
SKU: BAL-12142
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 137.2 x 215.3 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 137.2 x 215.3 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
![Evening on the Prairie, c.1870 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt168.jpg)
Evening on the Prairie c.1870
Oil Painting
$2567
$2567
Canvas Print
$50.46
$50.46
SKU: BAL-12146
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 81.3 x 123 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 81.3 x 123 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain