Selected Paintings
of
Albert Bierstadt
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Among the Sierra
Nevada Mountains,
California
(1868)
(72 x 100
in.)
A Rustic Mill Farm
(1855) (109.86 x
147.96 in.)
After A Norther,
Bahamas
(After 1878) (54 3/4
x 84 3/4)
Bahamas Harbor
(1882) (16 1/2 in.
by 29 in.)
Roman Fish Market,
Arch of Octavius
(1858)
(27 5/8 x
37 3/8)
Cho-Looke, Yosemite
Falls
(1864)
(34 1/4 x
27 1/8 in.)
Beach Scene
(1872)
(19 1/4 x
24 1/4 in.)
Alaskan Coast Range
(ca. 1889) (13.9 X
19.4 in)
Bridal Veil Falls,
Yosemite
(1872)
(36 1/8 x
26 3/8 in.)
Canadian Rockies
(1889) (27 7/8 x 19
1/8 in.)
Buffalo Trail (The
Impending Storm)
(1869)
(29 3/8 x
49 3/8 in.)
California Spring
(1875)
(73 3/4 x
104 x 6 1/4)
Rocky Mountain
Sheep
(1882-83) (48.25 x
38.25 in.)
Capri
(1857)
(13 1/8 x
18 5/8 in.)
The Domes of the
Yosemite Valley
(1867)
(116 x
180 in.)
Rocky Mountain Big
Horns
(14x19 in.)
Scene in the Rocky
Mountains
(before 1875)
Salem
(1863)
Salmon Fishing on
the Cascapediac
River
(undated) (26 x
36 in.)
Salmon Fishing on
the Northwest Coast
(1889)
(14 x 19.5
in.)
Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains (1868)
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Looking Down
Yosemite Valley
(1865)
(36 x 54
in.)
The Rocky
Mountains, Landers
Peak
(1863)
(73 1/2 x
120 3/4 in.)
In the Mountains
(1867)
Lake Lucerne,
Switzerland
(1858)
(72 x 120
in.)
Last of the Buffalo
(1888) (71 1/8 x 118
3/4 in.)
Merced River,
Yosemite Valley
(1866)
(35 7/8 x
50 in.)
Autumn Woods
(1886)
(54 x 84
in.)
Mirror Lake, Yosemite
Valley
(1864)
(21 3/4 x
30 1/8 in.)
Moose
(1850)
Mountain out of the
Mist
Mount Adams
(1875)
The Plains near Fort
Laramie
(1863)
(6 3/4 x 10
1/2 in.)
Street in Nassau
(1877-78) (13 x 19
in.)
The Mountain Brook
(1863)
(44 x 36 in.)
Mountain Lake
(1865)
Storm Among the Alps
(1856)
(28.75 x 20
in.)
Sunset on the Lake
(13 x 9 in.)
The Fishing Fleet
(1862)
(9 3/4 x 13
3/4 in.)
Sunset over the River
(6.20 x 9 in.)
Sunrise on Mount
Tacoma
(30 x 44 in.)
Looking Down Yosemite Valley (1865)
The Domes of the Yosemite Valley (1867)
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Among the Sierra
Nevada Mountains,
California
(1868)
(72 x 100
in.)
A Rustic Mill Farm
(1855) (109.86 x
147.96 in.)
After A Norther,
Bahamas
(After 1878) (54 3/4
x 84 3/4)
Bahamas Harbor
(1882) (16 1/2 in.
by 29 in.)
Roman Fish Market,
Arch of Octavius
(1858)
(27 5/8 x
37 3/8)
Cho-Looke, Yosemite
Falls
(1864)
(34 1/4 x
27 1/8 in.)
Beach Scene
(1872)
(19 1/4 x
24 1/4 in.)
Alaskan Coast Range
(ca. 1889) (13.9 X
19.4 in)
Bridal Veil Falls,
Yosemite
(1872)
(36 1/8 x
26 3/8 in.)
Canadian Rockies
(1889) (27 7/8 x 19
1/8 in.)
Buffalo Trail (The
Impending Storm)
(1869)
(29 3/8 x
49 3/8 in.)
California Spring
(1875)
(73 3/4 x
104 x 6 1/4)
Rocky Mountain
Sheep
(1882-83) (48.25 x
38.25 in.)
Capri
(1857)
(13 1/8 x
18 5/8 in.)
The Domes of the
Yosemite Valley
(1867)
(116 x
180 in.)
Rocky Mountain Big
Horns
(14x19 in.)
Scene in the Rocky
Mountains
(before 1875)
Salem
(1863)
Salmon Fishing on
the Cascapediac
River
(undated) (26 x
36 in.)
Salmon Fishing on
the Northwest Coast
(1889)
(14 x 19.5
in.)
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Nassau Harbor
(1877) (14 3/4 x
20)
Near Salt Lake City,
Utah
(1881?)
Niagara Falls
(1869)
(19 x 27
in.)
Nevada Falls
(1865)
The Island
(1889-93)
(30 1/16
x 44 in.)
Passing Storm over the
Sierra Nevadas
(1870)
(36 x 54.5
in.)
Rainbow over the
Sierra Nevadas
Puget Sound, Pacific
Coast
(52 1/2 x 82
in.)
(1870)
Yosemite Valley,
California
Sunset in California Yosemite
(undated) (28.5 x 22
in.)
German Costume
Study Seated Peasant
Woman
(1854)
The Wave
(1880)
(14 x 18.5
in.)
The Oregon Trail
(Emigrants Crossing
the Plains)
(1867-9) (31 X 49
in.)
A Rest on the Ride
(1863-4)
River Landscape
(1867)
(30 1/4 x
50)
Yosemite Valley,
California
(1866) (38 3/4 by 61
in.)
Sunset Over New York
(14 x 20 in.)
Sunset over a
Mountain Lake
(undated) (14 x 19
3/8 in.)
Sunset on the
Mountain
(undated) (14 x 19
in.)
The Valley Floor
(12 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.)
Yosemite Valley (1866)
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The Buffalo Trail
(1867) (31 7/8 x
48 in.)
Indians Traveling near
Fort Laramie
(1861) (22 7/8 x
40 1/8 in.)
Old Faithful,
Yellowstone
(1886)
The Matterhorn
(1867) (21-1/2 x
29-1/2 in.)
Cathedral Forest
(39 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.)
Mt. Brewer, Kings
River Canyon
(1872) (36 x 47 in.)
Sierra Nevada (from
Southern Sierras from
the Head of Carson
near Camp
River)
Independence
(1872)
Bear Necessities
Lower Yellowstone
Falls
(1881)
Untitled
The Bombardment
of Fort Sumter
(1863)
Yosemite
(20.50 x 30.20 in.)
Trees
(undated) (26 x 18
in.)
Yosemite Valley
Westphalian
Landscape
(1855) (26 x 34 in.)
Woodland Interior,
Catskills
(Undated) (19 1/8 x
13 3/4 in.)
Woodland Scene,
Early Autumn
(26 x 19.13 in.)
Yellowstone Park
(13" x 19.50 in.)
Breaking Spray
(13 x 18 in.)
Cathedral Forest
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Beach at Nassau
(11.20 x 18.50 in.)
On the Trail to Vernal Falls
(1870) (21 7/8 x 15 7/8
in.)
Natures Paradise
(undated) (14 x 20 in.)
On the Lake
(undated) (13.75 x 19
in.)
Mounted Indian in Sunset
(undated) (10 x 13 in.)
Nevada Falls, Yosemite
(21 x 28 in.)
Niagara Falls
(1869)
(14 x 19 in.)
On the Hudson near
Irvington
(14 x 19 1/2
in.)
(1866)
Rising Mist
(1875) (20 x 30 in.)
Reflections
(undated) (10.50 x 13.30
in.)
Rainy Day in Autumn
(Massachusetts)
(1857) (30 x 44 in.)
Peaks in the Rockies
(undated) (13 x 19 in.)
Mountain Landscape
(10.70 x 13 in.)
Rocky Mountains
(undated) (26 x 36 in.)
Old Faithful
(1881-86)
(28.5 x
20.25 in.)
Old Faithful
(1881-6)
Seals
(undated) (14 x 20 in.)
The Grand Tetons
(undated) (14.10 x
19.10 in.)
Florida Scene
(undated) (13 3/4 x 19
1/4 in.)
Indian Encampment, Late
Afternoon
(1862) (20 x 28 in.)
Nevada Falls, Yosemite
Hetch Hetchy Valley (1873)
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The Grizzly Giant
Sequoia, Mariposa
Grove, California
(1875)
The Emerald Pool
(1870)
(76-1/2 x
119 in.)
Kings Canyon
(undated) (26 x
18 in.)
Mount Tamalpais
The Grand Tetons,
Wyoming
Geyser,
Yellowstone Park
(1881)
(13 7/8 x
19 1/2 in.)
Sunrise, Yosemite
Valley
(1870)
(36 1/2
x 52 3/8 in.)
Coastal Scene,
California Coast
(13 x 19 in.)
Homestead in the
Rocky Mountains
(undated)
(10 x
13 3/4 in.)
Mount Rainier
(1863-90)
(54 x 83
1/4 in.)
Elk Grazing in the
Wind River Country
(1861)
(15 1/8 x
25 in.)
High Sierras near
Big Tree Grove,
Kings River
The Landing of
Columbus
(1893)
[destroyed in a fire in
1960 at the
Museum of Natural
History, New York]
Rocky Mountains
Cascading Falls at
Sunset
(1863-1879)
(24
by 18 in.)
Gosnold at
Cuttyhunk
(1858)
(30 1/8 x
50 5/8 in.)
A Rocky Cove
(undated) (19 x 13
3/4 in.)
Hetch Hetchy Valley
(1873) (32 3/4 x 38
1/4 in.)
Making Camp
(1859)
(11.2 x
15.2 in.)
Mountain
Landscape, Wind
River Range
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The Grizzly Giant
Sequoia, Mariposa
Grove, California
(1875)
The Emerald Pool
(1870)
(76-1/2 x
119 in.)
Kings Canyon
(undated) (26 x
18 in.)
Mount Tamalpais
The Grand Tetons,
Wyoming
Geyser,
Yellowstone Park
(1881)
(13 7/8 x
19 1/2 in.)
Sunrise, Yosemite
Valley
(1870)
(36 1/2
x 52 3/8 in.)
Coastal Scene,
California Coast
(13 x 19 in.)
Homestead in the
Rocky Mountains
(undated)
(10 x
13 3/4 in.)
Mount Rainier
(1863-90)
(54 x 83
1/4 in.)
Elk Grazing in the
Wind River Country
(1861)
(15 1/8 x
25 in.)
High Sierras near
Big Tree Grove,
Kings River
The Landing of
Columbus
(1893)
[destroyed in a fire in
1960 at the
Museum of Natural
History, New York]
Rocky Mountains
Cascading Falls at
Sunset
(1863-1879)
(24
by 18 in.)
Gosnold at
Cuttyhunk
(1858)
(30 1/8 x
50 5/8 in.)
A Rocky Cove
(undated) (19 x 13
3/4 in.)
Hetch Hetchy Valley
(1873) (32 3/4 x 38
1/4 in.)
Making Camp
(1859)
(11.2 x
15.2 in.)
Mountain
Landscape, Wind
River Range
Sunrise, Yosemite Valley (1870)
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Landscape Study,
Owens Valley
(1872)
(13.7 x 17.7
in)
Snowy Mountain Peaks
Storm in the Rocky
Mountains
Twilight over the Path
Valley of the Hetch
Hetchy
Yosemite Valley
(1868)
Indian Horse Race
(undated)
(13 x 18.5
in.)
View near Newport
(1859)
(12 x 16 in.)
Mount Hood, Oregon
(1865)
(13-3/4 x 19 in.)
Rocky Mountains,
Lander's Peak
(1863)
(43-5/8 x 351/2 in.)
Farallon Islands, Pacific
Ocean
Antelope Sketch
Estes Park, Colorado
(19 x 28 in.)
Sunrise on the
Matterhorn
(1875)
(58 1/2 x 42
5/8 in.)
California Scenery
White Mountains Study of
Ferns
above Emerald Pool
(circa 1860) (12 1/4 x 9
1/4 in.)
Nevada Falls, Yosemite
(1872)
(30 x 39 in.)
Sierra Nevada
Mountain Pool (Emerald
Pool)
Cloud Study, Moonlight
(ca. 1860)
(12 3/4 in.
x 9 5/16 in.)
Nevada Falls, Yosemite (1872)
Gates of the Yosemite (1882)
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Near Oakland, California
(larger image courtesy
Sanford Goldeen,
owner)
Mountain House
(13.60 x 19.20 in.)
The Departure of
Hiawatha
(1868)
(6 7/8 x 8
1/8 in.)
Alaska
(1889)
Autumn Birches
Farallon Islands,
California
Gates of the Yosemite
(1882) (16 x 20 in.)
A Summer Work Day
The Boating Party
(undated)
(14 x 19
1/2 in.)
A View of a Mission
From Afar
(circa 1890-92) (14 x
19 in.)
Carmel Mission
(undated)
(13 7/8 x
19 1/4 in.)
Butterfly
(1873-1900)
(8 x 9
1/2 in.)
Fishing Boats Off the
Southern Italian Coast
(1857) (22 1/2 x 17 1/2
in)
Indians in Council,
California
(15 7/8 x 21 7/8
in.)
(1872)
Italian Fishing Boats
Mt. Baker,
Washington, from the
Frazer River
(1890) (14 1/4 x 19 5/8
in.)
(1875)
Point Lobos
(46 x 32 1/2 in.)
Lake View, Italian Alps
Oregon Coastline
Pueblo Maiden
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Studies of Indian Chiefs
made at Fort Laramie,
Wyoming
(undated) (13 x 16.88
in.)
Tobogganing
(undated) (13 3/4 by
19 1/4 in.)
Sunrise
(undated) (26 x 36 in.)
Untitled
Trees Along a
Riverbank
(undated)
(10.6 x
13.3 in)
Sunset over the River
(1868) (51.97 x 37.01
in.)
Untitled
Untitled
Wasatch Mountains
(undated)
(30 1/4 x
44 1/4 in.)
White Mountains near
Glen House
(1869)
(18 1/2 by
13 1/2 in.)
The Redwood Trees of
California
(undated) (11 by 8 7/8
in.)
Vernal Falls
(1863) (30 1/4 by 21
3/4 in.)
Western Landscape
with Figures in a Boat
(undated) (8 3/4 x 6
1/4 in.)
Wasatch Mountains
(undated)
(12 x 9
1/4 in.)
Yosemite Falls
(circa 1865-70)
A Trail through the
Trees
(undated) (20.5 x
29.25 in.)
Bees Honey and Pots
/ Beehives
(8.75 x 13.50 in.)
Butterfly
(1873-1900)
Sunlight and Shadow:
Study
(18.5 x 13 in.)
(1885)
Butterfly
(1888)
(8 x 10 in)
Yosemite Falls (1866)
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Lake Scene with Moose
(13 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
View in Yosemite Valley
Mountain View
Nooning on the Platte,
North Dakota
(1859)
Scene in Yosemite
Valley
(1864-74)
Western Landscape at
Sunset
(6.75 x 10 in.)
Snow Scene with
Buffaloes
(1867-68)
Sunset Light,
Wind River Range,
Rocky Mountains
(1861)
Lost Arrow, Yosemite
Falls
(26.25 x 19 in.)
View of Niagara Falls
Wooded Glade
Western Landscape
into the Rocky
Mountains
American West
Approaching Storm
(undated) (9 x 13 in.)
Grand Tetons
(22.20 x 30.20 in.)
Mt. Ascutney from
Claremont, New
Hampshire
(1862)
Capri Beach
(1857) (10 3/4 x 13
in.)
Estes Park, Colorado
(circa 1885)
(12 x 16
in.)
Cliff House and Bay of
San Francisco
Landscape
View in Yosemite Valley
El Capitan, Yosemite (1864)
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El Capitan, Yosemite
(1864) (18 by 24 in.)
Interior of a Library
(1886) (19 1/2 x 14
in.)
Mont Blanc
(undated) (22 1/4 x
30 in.)
Indian Beauty
(1863-1873) (22 1/2 x
17 1/2 in.)
Butterflies with
Riders
(10 x 14 in.)
Gathering Storm
(1857-1858) (6 7/8 x
9 3/4 in.)
Landscape with
Mountains
(14 x 19 in.)
Mountain Landscape
(13 1/2 x 19 in.)
Niagara Falls
(1869) (14 1/4 x 19
1/4 in.)
Farallon Islands
(1872) ( 14 x 19 in.)
In the Rockies
(circa 1863) (13 in. x
19 in.)
Untitled
(13 x 19 in.)
Clouds Over the Prairie
(undated) (12 1/2 x
19 1/4 in.)
Sunrise in the Valley
(circa 1860) (6 x 8 in.)
Prong-Horned
Antelope with the
Grand Tetons Beyond
(1859) (16 7/8 x 22
1/2 in.)
Study of Rocky
Mountains
(undated) (8.75 x
10.75)
Autumn Storm,
Franconia Mountains,
New Hampshire
(undated) (26 x 36 in.)
A Mountain Waterfall
(undated) (12 x 10
in.)
Rocky Pool, New
Hampshire
(1860) (18.9 x 26 in.)
In the Yosemite Valley
(undated) (24 x 32
in.)
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Cathedral Rock,
Yosemite
(1870) (24 x 18.1 in.
Summer in the Hills
(13 1/2 x 19 in.)
Chestnut [pencil
drawing]
(undated) (9 x 14
in.)
Sunset Landscape
(undated) ( 6 1/2 X 9
1/4 in.)
French Nature Study
Panoramic View of
(1878) (9.5 x
Castle and Valley
13.75 in.)
(1868) (24 3/4" x 35)
Mountains and
Foothills
(13.8 x 19.2 in.)
Study of a Deer
(7 1/8 x 9 in.)
The Trout Brook
(1859) (9 1/8 x 11
3/4 in.)
Cattle at Sunset
(6.70 x 8.70 in.)
Autumn on the River
(13 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Butterfly
(1890) (6 x 8 in.)
Yellow Butterfly
(4 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)
Mountain Mist
(undated) (14 x
19.25 in.)
Niagara from The
American Side
(1877) (20.70 x 13.70
in.)
Mountain Landscape
(19 3/4 x 13 in.)
Pink Butterfly
(5 x 8 in.)
Wooded Hillside
(18 5/8 by 27 1/4 in.)
Travelers Amidst An
Alpine Vista
(26.25 x 19 in.)
Rocky Mountains
(12.50 x 16.50 in.)
Cathedral Rock, Yosemite
1870