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 Yosemite Valley oil


Yosemite Valley
Painting ID::  88913 		Yosemite Valley
1863 Medium Oil on paper laid down on canvas cyf
1863 _ Medium_Oil_on_paper_laid_down_on_canvas _ cyf
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley, California oil


Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley, California
Painting ID::  89661 		Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley, California
1872(1872) Medium oil on paper Dimensions 35.2 x 48.6 cm (13.9 x 19.1 in) cjr
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt The Rocky Mountains, Lander Peak oil


The Rocky Mountains, Lander Peak
Painting ID::  89684 		The Rocky Mountains, Lander Peak
1863(1863) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 186.7 x 306.7 cm (73.5 x 120.7 in) cjr
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt The Wolf River, Kansas oil


The Wolf River, Kansas
Painting ID::  89911 		The Wolf River, Kansas
oil on canvas, 97.1 x 122.5 cm Date c1859, cjr
oil_on_canvas,_97.1_x_122.5_cm _ Date_c1859, _ cjr
   
   
     
Albert Bierstadt The Catskills oil


The Catskills
Painting ID::  89920 		The Catskills
oil on canvas, 109.86 x 74.93 cm cjr
oil_on_canvas,_109.86_x_74.93_cm cjr
   
   
     
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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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