![Portrait of Albert Bierstadt](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/bierstadt000.jpg)
Albert Bierstadt Painting Reproductions 9 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
![Scene near Estes Park, n.d. by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt193.jpg)
Scene near Estes Park n.d.
Oil Painting
$1357
$1357
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12171
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.2 x 33 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.2 x 33 cm
Private Collection
![Yosemite Valley, 1863 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt194.jpg)
Yosemite Valley 1863
Oil Painting
$2162
$2162
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12172
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Rocky Mountain Landscape, 1870 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt195.jpg)
Rocky Mountain Landscape 1870
Oil Painting
$3684
$3684
Canvas Print
$51.01
$51.01
SKU: BAL-12173
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 93 x 139.1 cm
White House Museum, Washington, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 93 x 139.1 cm
White House Museum, Washington, USA
![The Burning Ship, 1869 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt196.jpg)
The Burning Ship 1869
Oil Painting
$2692
$2692
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12176
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.8 x 127 cm
Shelburne Museum, Vermont, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.8 x 127 cm
Shelburne Museum, Vermont, USA
![A Rustic Mill, 1855 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt197.jpg)
A Rustic Mill 1855
Oil Painting
$3048
$3048
Canvas Print
$54.59
$54.59
SKU: BAL-12177
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 110 x 148 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 110 x 148 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
![Bartholomew Gosnold at Cuttyhunk, 1858 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt198.jpg)
Bartholomew Gosnold at Cuttyhunk 1858
Oil Painting
$2972
$2972
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12178
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 71 x 124 cm
New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 71 x 124 cm
New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts, USA
![The Marina Piccola, Capri, 1859 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt199.jpg)
The Marina Piccola, Capri 1859
Oil Painting
$3048
$3048
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12179
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 106.7 x 183 cm
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 106.7 x 183 cm
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA
![Bernese Alps, as Seen near Kusmach, 1859 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt200.jpg)
Bernese Alps, as Seen near Kusmach 1859
Oil Painting
$2905
$2905
SKU: BAL-12180
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 107 x 180 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 107 x 180 cm
Private Collection
![Surveyor's Wagon in the Rockies, 1859 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt201.jpg)
Surveyor's Wagon in the Rockies 1859
Oil Painting
$1296
$1296
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12181
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 19.7 x 32.7 cm
Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 19.7 x 32.7 cm
Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA
![Wind River Country, 1860 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt202.jpg)
Wind River Country 1860
Oil Painting
$2692
$2692
Canvas Print
$53.63
$53.63
SKU: BAL-12182
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76 x 108 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76 x 108 cm
Private Collection
![Yosemite Valley, 1866 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt203.jpg)
Yosemite Valley 1866
Oil Painting
$2876
$2876
SKU: BAL-12183
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 101.6 x 152.4 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 101.6 x 152.4 cm
Private Collection
![In the Mountains, 1867 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt204.jpg)
In the Mountains 1867
Oil Painting
$3405
$3405
Canvas Print
$54.32
$54.32
SKU: BAL-12184
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.9 x 127.6 cm
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91.9 x 127.6 cm
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA
![Sunset in the Yosemite Valley, 1869 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt205.jpg)
Sunset in the Yosemite Valley 1869
Oil Painting
$2580
$2580
SKU: BAL-12185
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91 x 132 cm
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 91 x 132 cm
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
![Sierra Nevada (from the Head of Carson River), 1872 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt206.jpg)
Sierra Nevada (from the Head of Carson River) 1872
Oil Painting
$1759
$1759
SKU: BAL-12186
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 36 x 48 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 36 x 48 cm
Private Collection
![Seal Rock, c.1873/75 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt207.jpg)
Seal Rock c.1873/75
Oil Painting
$2635
$2635
SKU: BAL-12187
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76 x 114 cm
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76 x 114 cm
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut, USA
![The Ambush, 1876 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt208.jpg)
The Ambush 1876
Oil Painting
$2732
$2732
SKU: BAL-12188
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76 x 127 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76 x 127 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Moose Hunters' Camp, Nova Scotia, 1880 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt209.jpg)
Moose Hunters' Camp, Nova Scotia 1880
Oil Painting
$2567
$2567
SKU: BAL-12189
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 67 x 93 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 67 x 93 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Autumn Woods, 1886 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt210.jpg)
Autumn Woods 1886
Oil Painting
$2709
$2709
SKU: BAL-12190
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 137.2 x 213.4 cm
Historical Society, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 137.2 x 213.4 cm
Historical Society, New York, USA
![The Last of the Buffalo, 1888 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt211.jpg)
The Last of the Buffalo 1888
Oil Painting
$3084
$3084
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12191
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 180.7 x 301.6 cm
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 180.7 x 301.6 cm
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
![Niagara, c.1869 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt212.jpg)
Niagara c.1869
Oil Painting
$2499
$2499
Canvas Print
$82.88
$82.88
SKU: BAL-12192
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.2 x 68.6 cm
Public Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.2 x 68.6 cm
Public Collection
![Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt213.jpg)
Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast 1870
Oil Painting
$3138
$3138
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12193
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 133.4 x 208.3 cm
Seattle Art Museum, Washington, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 133.4 x 208.3 cm
Seattle Art Museum, Washington, USA
![The Trappers' Camp, 1861 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt214.jpg)
The Trappers' Camp 1861
Oil Painting
$2268
$2268
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12194
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33 x 48.3 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33 x 48.3 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
![Echo Lake, Franconia Mountains, New Hampshire, 1861 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt215.jpg)
Echo Lake, Franconia Mountains, New Hampshire 1861
Oil Painting
$2692
$2692
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BAL-12195
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 64.1 x 99.3 cm
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 64.1 x 99.3 cm
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, USA
![Entrance to the Golden Gate, c.1872 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt216.jpg)
Entrance to the Golden Gate c.1872
Oil Painting
$2375
$2375
Canvas Print
$56.78
$56.78
SKU: BAL-12196
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 40.6 x 55.8 cm
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 40.6 x 55.8 cm
Private Collection