![Portrait of Albert Bierstadt](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/bierstadt000.jpg)
Albert Bierstadt Painting Reproductions 8 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
![Mountain Lake, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt169.jpg)
Mountain Lake n.d.
Oil Painting
$2765
$2765
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12147
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92.7 x 133.4 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92.7 x 133.4 cm
Private Collection
![Rocky Mountain, Big Horn Sheep, c.1882/38 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt170.jpg)
Rocky Mountain, Big Horn Sheep c.1882/38
Oil Painting
$2358
$2358
Canvas Print
$51.26
$51.26
SKU: BAL-12148
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 122.6 x 97.2 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 122.6 x 97.2 cm
Private Collection
![Home of the Rainbow, Horseshoe Falls, Niagara, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt171.jpg)
Home of the Rainbow, Horseshoe Falls, Niagara n.d.
Oil Painting
$1531
$1531
Canvas Print
$60.19
$60.19
SKU: BAL-12149
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 42.5 x 56.5 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 42.5 x 56.5 cm
Private Collection
![Iceberg, 1884 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt172.jpg)
Iceberg 1884
Oil Painting
$1603
$1603
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12150
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 53.3 x 121.9 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 53.3 x 121.9 cm
Private Collection
![Rockland County, California, c.1872 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt173.jpg)
Rockland County, California c.1872
Oil Painting
$2057
$2057
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12151
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 67.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 67.3 cm
Private Collection
![Autumn on the River, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt174.jpg)
Autumn on the River n.d.
Oil Painting
$1799
$1799
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12152
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 49.5 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 49.5 cm
Private Collection
![Lost Arrow, Yosemite Valley, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt175.jpg)
Lost Arrow, Yosemite Valley n.d.
Oil Painting
$2398
$2398
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12153
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 66.7 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 66.7 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
![Campers with Canoes, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt176.jpg)
Campers with Canoes n.d.
Oil Painting
$1439
$1439
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12154
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
![The Fallen Tree, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt177.jpg)
The Fallen Tree n.d.
Oil Painting
$1313
$1313
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12155
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 45 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 45 cm
Private Collection
![Mountain Landscape, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt178.jpg)
Mountain Landscape n.d.
Oil Painting
$1687
$1687
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12156
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 50.2 x 33 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 50.2 x 33 cm
Private Collection
![Beached Ship, 1859 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt179.jpg)
Beached Ship 1859
Oil Painting
$2196
$2196
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12157
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 43.2 x 59.7 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 43.2 x 59.7 cm
Private Collection
![Winter in Yosemite, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt180.jpg)
Winter in Yosemite n.d.
Oil Painting
$1965
$1965
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12158
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.3 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
![Light in the Forest, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt181.jpg)
Light in the Forest n.d.
Oil Painting
$2635
$2635
Canvas Print
$75.23
$75.23
SKU: BAL-12159
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 132 x 107 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 132 x 107 cm
Private Collection
![Indians Spear Fishing, 1862 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt182.jpg)
Indians Spear Fishing 1862
Oil Painting
$1415
$1415
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12160
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.9 x 74.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.9 x 74.3 cm
Private Collection
![Rocky Mountain Goats, c.1885 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt183.jpg)
Rocky Mountain Goats c.1885
Oil Painting
$2915
$2915
Canvas Print
$79.66
$79.66
SKU: BAL-12161
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 127.8 x 109.9 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 127.8 x 109.9 cm
Private Collection
![The Falls of Saint Anthony, c.1887 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt184.jpg)
The Falls of Saint Anthony c.1887
Oil Painting
$2348
$2348
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12162
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 74.3 x 134.6 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 74.3 x 134.6 cm
Private Collection
![Seal Rock, California, c.1872 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt185.jpg)
Seal Rock, California c.1872
Oil Painting
$2073
$2073
Canvas Print
$56.89
$56.89
SKU: BAL-12163
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 40.6 x 55.9 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 40.6 x 55.9 cm
Private Collection
![Autumn Landscape, New England, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt186.jpg)
Autumn Landscape, New England n.d.
Oil Painting
$1432
$1432
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12164
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 68.6 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 68.6 cm
Private Collection
![On the Mediterranean, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt187.jpg)
On the Mediterranean n.d.
Oil Painting
$1482
$1482
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12165
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 48.3 cm
Private Collection
![Mountainous Landscape by Moonlight, 1871 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt188.jpg)
Mountainous Landscape by Moonlight 1871
Oil Painting
$2580
$2580
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12166
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 127 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 127 cm
Private Collection
![A River Landscape, Westphalia, 1855 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt189.jpg)
A River Landscape, Westphalia 1855
Oil Painting
$2800
$2800
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12167
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 110 x 150 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 110 x 150 cm
Private Collection
![Brook in Woods, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt190.jpg)
Brook in Woods n.d.
Oil Painting
$2318
$2318
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12168
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 50.8 x 75.6 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 50.8 x 75.6 cm
Private Collection
![Oregon Trail, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt191.jpg)
Oregon Trail n.d.
Oil Painting
$2884
$2884
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12169
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 75.6 x 111.8 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 75.6 x 111.8 cm
Private Collection
![Farallon Island, 1887 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt192.jpg)
Farallon Island 1887
Oil Painting
$3022
$3022
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12170
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 88 x 132.8 cm
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 88 x 132.8 cm
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA