Wind River Mountains - Rocky Mountain Chain / Albert Bierstadt

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Wind River Mountains - Rocky Mountain Chain

Creator(s):

Albert Bierstadt (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1859

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

oil on paper

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.21

Previous Number(s):

0136.21; 3363; 21756

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10in. (25.4cm)
Width: 13in. (33.0cm)

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

Marks: Sketch of three figures in pencil on verso

Inscriptions: Inscribed in pencil, "Wind River Mts. - Rocky Mt. Chain, 1859" on verso; Inscribed, "Colorado" on verso

Signed: Signed, "ABierstadt" in lower right

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clouds, expeditions, landscapes (environments), mountains, oil paintings, paper (fiber product), pasteboard

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Bierstadt, Albert. Wind River Mountains - Rocky Mountain Chain. 01.21. 1859. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/0121 (04/11/2018).

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Wind River Mountains - Rocky Mountain Chain / Albert Bierstadt

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