Buffalo Hunting / Albert Bierstadt

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Buffalo Hunting

Creator(s):

Albert Bierstadt (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.1170

Previous Number(s):

0126.1170; 1261; 25439

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 26 1/2in. (67.3cm)
Width: 34 1/2in. (87.6cm)
Depth: 3in. (7.6cm)

Image:

Height: 20 1/2in. (52.1cm)
Width: 28 1/2in. (72.4cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Albert Bierstadt

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Bierstadt, Albert

Birth Date:

1830

Death Date:

1902

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1830-1902

Gender:

male

Note:

Bierstadt was one of the most important landscape painters of the American West, producing large, romantic canvases of the Rocky Mountains, the Yosemite Valley, and the Native American tribes of the West. He also owned a successful photography business with his brothers, Charles and Edward, that operated in New York City from 1860 to 1866. Comment on works: Landscapes

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed, "ABierstadt" in lower right on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Buffalo, canvas, clouds, flowers, grass, horse, hunting, landscapes (environments), men, oil paintings

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Bierstadt, Albert. Buffalo Hunting. 01.1170. late 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/011170 (07/27/2018).

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Buffalo Hunting / Albert Bierstadt

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About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

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