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Albert Bierstadt

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Painting of snowy mountains above a valley with a waterfall, lake, and a camp of tepees and horses in the foreground.

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

1863

Painting of a Yosemite valley with sunlit cliffs, a river, tall trees, and two travelers with a mule under dramatic clouds.

Mount Starr King, Yosemite

1866

Painting of snow-capped Canadian Rockies rising above a turquoise lake with fallen logs and pine trees in the foreground.

Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise)

ca. 1889

Painting of Yosemite Valley with granite cliffs, a calm river, pine trees, canoes and grazing horses under cloudy sky.

Merced River, Yosemite Valley

1866

Painting of snow-capped mountains above a calm lake with wooded islands and birds in flight.

Mountain Scene

1880-90

Painting of Nevada Falls in Yosemite with rushing white water, tall pines, and small figures on a log in the foreground.

Nevada Falls, Yosemite

1872 or 1873

Painting of a sandy cove with turquoise sea, rocks, and windswept cypress trees on a grassy bluff under a cloudy sky.

Sea Cove

ca. 1880-90

Painting of the Matterhorn lit pink by sunrise above clouds, with dark pine trees in the foreground and a misty valley below.

Sunrise on the Matterhorn

after 1875

Misty mountain over a lake with two canoes and paddlers on a shore beside tall pine trees.

Alaska

Oil painting of misty mountain peaks under stormy clouds, with a dark forest and turquoise lake in the foreground.

Landscape

Painting of a covered wagon, oxen and a pig resting by a wide river under a cloudy sky with a distant treeline.

Nooning on the Platte

1859

Painting of a hilltop town with stone houses, olive trees, a large tree in the foreground, and mountains under clouds.

Olevano

1850

Painting of tall pine trees in a forest meadow at sunset, with a glowing sun behind a rocky hillside.

California Redwoods

1872

Painting of a golden sunset over a Yosemite-like valley, with granite cliffs, a calm river and deer drinking at the shore.

Valley of the Yosemite

1864

Painting of granite cliffs and pine trees in Yosemite Valley, with a calm river reflecting the dark foliage.

Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley

1872

Painting of a calm curving bay with sandy shore, driftwood, distant hills and a village with a church steeple.

San Francisco Bay

1871

Painting of a river flowing through a valley between tall granite cliffs, with pine trees and a cloudy sky.

Gates of the Yosemite

1882

Painting of seated figures around a campfire by tipis, horses nearby, with a tall granite cliff behind trees at dusk.

Indians in Council, California

1872

Painting of Sierra Nevada peaks, a waterfall and elk by a lake under dramatic sunlit clouds.

Among the Sierra Nevada, California

1868

Painting of seated figures around a campfire and tipi beneath a tall granite cliff at dusk, with horses and trees.

Indians in Council, California

1870

Painting of granite cliffs above pine trees reflected in a calm river in a valley.

Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley

1870

Painting of a river flowing through a valley between tall granite cliffs with pine trees and a hazy distant range.

Gates of the Yosemite

1880

Painting of Sierra Nevada peaks, waterfalls and a lake with deer and ducks under sunlit storm clouds.

Among the Sierra Nevada, California

1860

Painting of a calm bay curving past sandy shores, driftwood, and a distant village under a pale overcast sky.

San Francisco Bay

1870

Painting of jagged Sierra mountain peaks lit orange by sunrise, with shadowed forest and valley below.

Sunrise in the Sierras

1870

Hazy purple-toned painting of snowy mountain peaks rising above a calm lake and green forested shoreline.

Alaskan Coast Range

1880

Night painting of an erupting volcano with red lava flows, smoke clouds, a crescent moon, and a snowy foreground with bare tr

Mount Vesuvius at Midnight

1868

Painting of the snow-capped Matterhorn above a green alpine meadow with tall pines and wildflowers.

The Matterhorn

1860

Painting of a covered wagon and mules on an open plain with hazy blue mountains in the background.

Surveyor's Wagon in the Rockies

1859

Small painting of a mountain under dark, swirling storm clouds with a patch of blue sky and green trees in the foreground.

Gathering Storm

1850

Painting of a shaded forest pool with rocks, mossy boulders, and wildflowers beneath tall trees.

Shady Pool, White Mountains, New Hampshire

1860

Painting of a boy wading in shallow green water on a sandy beach, with surf breaking on rocks and islands beyond.

West Indies Coast Scene

1880

Painting of dark rocky cliffs with a natural arch and white surf breaking on the shore under a blue sky.

Farralones Islands, Pacific Ocean

1870

Loose oil sketch of misty mountain ridges under a stormy grey sky with dark forest in the foreground.

White Mountains, New Hampshire

1850

Painting of Yosemite Valley at sunset with tall granite cliffs, a winding river, green meadow, and golden clouds.

Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California

1865

Oil landscape of a mountain valley under a storm, with sunlit cliffs, a lake, pine trees and small figures.

A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie

1866

Painting of pine trees and a rocky outcrop beneath dramatic storm clouds, with blue mountains in the distance.

Fir Trees and Storm Clouds

c. 1870

Painting of a turquoise alpine lake below snow-capped mountains, with a village, church steeple, and trees in the foreground.

Lake Lucerne

1858

Painting of a mounted rider chasing bison across a plain, with skulls and carcasses in the foreground and mountains beyond.

The Last of the Buffalo

1888-1889

Painting of bison wading a stream under a dark, towering storm sky with trees and mountains in the distance.

Buffalo Trail: The Impending Storm

1869

Painting of a snow-capped mountain over a green lake, with tall pines, storm clouds, and a black bear on the shore.

Mount Corcoran

c. 1876-1877

Painting of tall sequoia trees in a misty forest with a fallen log in the foreground under a pale blue sky.

The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California

1872

Painting of a sunlit snow-capped mountain above a meadow with grazing horses, small figures and tall trees.

Mount Adams, Washington

1875

Painting of layered blue-grey mountain ridges above shadowed brown meadows under a pale sky, in a gilded frame.

Undulations: White Mountains, N.H.

Painting of sea lions on a rocky arch with a large green wave breaking and seabirds flying over the ocean.

Farallon Island

1887

Moonlit Pacific coast with a sea arch, sea lions on rocks, seabirds, and distant offshore islands under a pale sky.

Farallon Islands, Pacific Ocean, California

1872

Painting of a tall geyser eruption rising over a muted plain with a winding stream and distant steam vents.

Geysers in Yellowstone

1881

Painting of oak trees over a golden valley, with figures resting on a red blanket and rolling hills in the distance.

A golden summer day near Oakland

1873

Painting of a snow-capped mountain peak above a still lake framed by steep cliffs, trees, and boulders in soft light.

In the Sierras

1868

Misty Yosemite valley with a dark granite cliff, pine trees, a leafy tree, and light breaking through clouds.

Yosemite Valley

1850

Painting of a sunlit lake between rocky cliffs and pines, with a waterfall and distant hazy mountains under a warm sky.

Island Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming

1861

Stormy seascape with dark clouds, breaking waves, canoes on a sandy beach, and evergreen trees on a rocky shore.

Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast

1870

Painting of a snow-capped mountain above a calm lake with a rowboat, forested shore, and layered hills under a soft sky.

Laramie Peak

1870

Painting of tall pines on a rocky hillside overlooking a lake and misty hills under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Near North Conway, New Hampshire

1860

Painting of a sunlit snowy peak above a dark valley and forest at dusk, by Albert Bierstadt.

View of Glacier Park or Sunset on Peak

1850

Painting of a shaded forest pool with rocks, mossy boulders, wildflowers and tall trees beneath a dark canopy.

Shady Pool, White Mountains, New Hampshire

1869

Misty valley at sunrise with pine trees, a rocky cliff, and a deer standing on a grassy hillside.

Scene in Yosemite Valley

1864

Sketch of a mounted rider with raised spear chasing a buffalo across a plain under a cloudy sky.

Sketch for „The Last of the Buffalo“

1888

Painting of sunlit snow-capped mountain peaks above shadowed hills and a green meadow under an overcast sky.

Summer Snow on the Peaks or Snow Capped Mountains

1870

Painting of billowing white storm clouds over turquoise sea waves, by Albert Bierstadt.

Storm Clouds

1880

Painting of Yosemite Valley at sunset with glowing orange clouds, sheer granite cliffs, a river, and dark trees in the foregr

Sunset in the Yosemite Valley

1868

Painting of deer by a lake under a darkening storm sky, with tall trees and distant mountains.

The coming storm

1869

Painting of an autumn forest with a still pool, waterfall, deer, and misty mountain beneath clouds.

The Emerald Pool

1870

Painting of snow-capped mountains rising above a calm lake, with a rocky shore and small island in the foreground.

Untitled (mountains and lake)

1850

Painting of a snow-capped Alpine peak above clouds, a green valley with a village, trees and a small figure in the foreground

View of Wetterhorn from the Valley of Grindelwald

1869

Painting of a sunlit Mediterranean cove with fishermen, boats, cliffs and sea stacks under dramatic clouds.

The Marina Piccola, Capri

1859

Night landscape with a campfire by rock cliffs and pines, a full moon behind clouds, and figures near the fire.

The Trappers' Camp

1861

Dark green forested valley with a tall lone conifer, a small cabin on a grassy slope, and a pale blue sky.

Wooded Landscape

1850

Painted butterfly with red, yellow and green washes on pale paper, with a handwritten signature at the left edge.

Yellow Butterfly

1890

Painting of three deer by a misty lake at sunset, framed by large trees with red and gold autumn leaves.

Indian Sunset: Deer by a Lake

1880

Buffalo Head

1879

Painting of a sunlit Yosemite valley with tall granite cliffs, a winding river, pine trees and a glowing hazy sky.

Valley of the Yosemite

1868

Painting of a sunlit valley with granite cliffs, a winding river, and riders on a trail among pine trees.

Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail

1873

Painting of a bighorn ram standing on a snowy rock with ewes in the misty background under a stormy sky.

Rocky Mountain Sheep or Big Horn, Ovis, Montana

1884

A Wild Stallion

1888

Oil study of two grey horses standing in shallow water among mossy rocks and dense green forest foliage.

Study of Wild Horses

Painting of a bighorn ram with curved horns standing on a rocky ledge above misty mountains under a cloudy sky.

Study of a Bighorn Ram

Painting of a bison surrounded by three wolves on snow under a dramatic stormy sky with bright clouds.

Trapped

1850

Painting of a chestnut-and-white paint horse and a dark bay horse standing in a grassy field before dark trees.

Two Horses

1850

White Horse and Sunset

1863

Oil painting of a Sioux camp with tipis, a river, a large cottonwood tree, figures on horseback, and distant mountains.

Sioux Village near Fort Laramie

1859

Painting of a sunlit Yosemite Valley with granite cliffs, a winding river, and large oak trees at dawn.

Sunrise, Yosemite Valley

1870

Painting of giant redwood trees in misty forest with waterfall, pond, fallen log and small figures resting by a campfire.

Giant Redwood Trees of California

1874

Painting of tipis by a river at sunset, with riders fording the water and a distant rock spire under cloudy sky.

View of Chimney Rock, Ohalilah Sioux Village in the foreground

1860

Painting of a calm river with shadowed mountains, reeds in the foreground, and a steamboat moored by trees at right.

On the Hudson

Oil painting of a sunset over a river with dark trees on the right and two small figures on the bank.

On the Hudson River Near Irvington

1866

Painting of snowy mountains, a waterfall, a calm lake, and deer beneath a cluster of trees under dramatic clouds.

Rocky Mountain Landscape

1870

Oil landscape of a sunlit mountain valley with snowy peaks, gnarled trees, a resting bison, and a warm cloudy sky.

Wind River Country

1860

Painting of snow-capped Canadian Rockies peaks above tall pine trees, with boulders and red shrubs in the foreground.

Canadian Rockies

1889

Oil painting of snow-capped mountain peaks and a glacier under cloudy skies, with dark trees in the foreground.

In the High Mountains

1870

Night landscape with a glowing full moon behind wispy clouds above dark rolling hills and a treeline.

Cloud Study, Moonlight

1860

Painting of a prairie encampment with tipis, grazing horses, and figures under a sky of large clouds.

Indian Encampment

1870

Painting of a prairie at sunset with red clouds, tall pines, a pond, and a rider with a pack horse in the foreground.

Evening on the Prairie

1870

Dark storm clouds gather above a mountain slope and green trees in a small oil landscape painting.

Gathering Storm

1857

Painting of sunlit meadow and large shaded trees with a hazy mountain in the distance.

In the Valley of the Yosemite

1872

Painting of snow-capped mountains under a starry night sky, with tipis, horses and figures on a grassy plain below.

Indian Encampment - Evening

1876