Sierra Nevada by Albert Bierstadt (1871)

Oil painting of snowy Sierra peaks above a teal alpine lake, with tall pines on the left and a waterfall and deer at right.

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Sierra Nevada, Albert Bierstadt (1871), Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Via artnap.com

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This painting depicts a high mountain valley with jagged granite peaks rising through layers of cloud above a deep teal lake. Tall conifers frame the left foreground, while a waterfall spills over a cliff at right and several deer graze near the shore. Sierra Nevada, painted by Albert Bierstadt in 1871, is held by the Reynolda House Museum of American Art.

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Date

1871

Medium

Painting

Museum

Reynolda House Museum of American Art

License

Public domain