Albert Bierstadt

German-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1830-1902 Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the D??sseldorf School in D??sseldorf, 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 for 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. 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. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work. Bierstadt sometimes changed details of the landscape to inspire awe. The colors he used are also not always true. He painted what he believed is the way things should be: water is ultramarine, vegetation is lush and green, etc. The shift from foreground to background was very dramatic and there was almost no middle distance Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 500 (possibly as many as 4000) 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, at ever increasing prices.


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Albert Bierstadt The Emerald Pool oil


The Emerald Pool
Painting ID::  2527
The Emerald Pool
1870 76.50 x 119.02 ins / 194.3 x 302.3 cm Chrysler Collection, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
   
   
     

Albert Bierstadt Donner Lake from the Summit oil


Donner Lake from the Summit
Painting ID::  2528
Donner Lake from the Summit
1873 72.01 x 120.00 ins / 182.9 x 304.8 cm The New York Historical Society
   
   
     

Albert Bierstadt The Yosemite Fall oil


The Yosemite Fall
Painting ID::  2529
The Yosemite Fall
1864 34.49 x 27.13 ins / 87.6 x 68.9 cm Timken Art Gallery, San Diego, USA
   
   
     

Albert Bierstadt View of the Hudson Looking Across the Tappan Zee-Towards Hook Mountain oil


View of the Hudson Looking Across the Tappan Zee-Towards Hook Mountain
Painting ID::  2530
View of the Hudson Looking Across the Tappan Zee-Towards Hook Mountain
1866 36.26 x 72.24 ins / 92.1 x 183.5 cm Private collection
   
   
     

Albert Bierstadt North Fork of the Platte Nebraska oil


North Fork of the Platte Nebraska
Painting ID::  2531
North Fork of the Platte Nebraska
1863 35.98 x 57.48 ins / 91.4 x 146 cm Manoogian Collection
   
   
     

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     Albert Bierstadt
     German-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1830-1902 Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the D??sseldorf School in D??sseldorf, 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 for 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. 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. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work. Bierstadt sometimes changed details of the landscape to inspire awe. The colors he used are also not always true. He painted what he believed is the way things should be: water is ultramarine, vegetation is lush and green, etc. The shift from foreground to background was very dramatic and there was almost no middle distance Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 500 (possibly as many as 4000) 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, at ever increasing prices.

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