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Albert Bierstadt

"Albert Bierstadt" by Napoleon Sarony
Born January 7, 1830(1830-01-07)
Solingen, Germany
Died February 18, 1902 (aged 72)
Nationality German-American
Field painting
Training Düsseldorf School
Movement Hudson River School
Works
The Rocky Mountains: Lander's Peak, 1863
The Rocky Mountains: Lander's Peak, 1863
Influenced William Bliss Baker

Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 - February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his large landscapes of the American West. Napoleon Sarony (1821 &ndash 1896 was an American lithographer and photographer. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Düsseldorf School of painting refers to a group of painters who taught or studied at the Düsseldorf Academy (now the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by William Bliss Baker (1859 - 1886-11-20) was an American artist born in New York City who was just beginning to hit his stride as a landscape painter in Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e For the art of designing external spaces see Landscape architecture. The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion. This is a simplified list of United States territorial acquisitions, beginning with American independence. Though not the first artist to record these sites, Bierstadt was the foremost painter of these scenes for the remainder of the 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

Bierstadt was part of the Hudson River School, not an institution but rather an informal group of like-minded painters. The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by The Hudson River School style involved carefully detailed paintings with romantic, almost glowing lighting, sometimes called luminism. Luminism is an American landscape Painting style of the 1850s &ndash 1870s characterized by effects of light in landscapes, through using aerial perspective

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Biography

Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. His family moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1833. He studied painting with the members of the Düsseldorf School in Düsseldorf, Germany from 1853 to 1857. The Düsseldorf School of painting refers to a group of painters who taught or studied at the Düsseldorf Academy (now the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He taught drawing and painting briefly before devoting himself to painting.

Bierstadt began making paintings in New England and upstate New York. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In 1859, he traveled westward in the company of a Land Surveyor for the U. S. government, returning with sketches that would result in numerous finished paintings. In 1863 he returned West again, in the company of the author Fitz Hugh Ludlow, whose wife he would later marry. Fitz Hugh Ludlow, sometimes seen as “Fitzhugh Ludlow” ( September 11, 1836 &ndash September 12, 1870) was an American author journalist He continued to visit the American West throughout his career. The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost

Though his paintings sold for princely sums, Bierstadt was not held in particularly high esteem by critics of his day. His use of uncommonly large canvases was thought to be an egotistical indulgence, as his paintings would invariably dwarf those of his contemporaries when they were displayed together. The romanticism evident in his choices of subject[1] and in his use of light was felt to be excessive by contemporary critics. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work. Bierstadt sometimes changed details of the landscape to inspire awe. The colors he used are also not always true. He painted what he believed is the way things should be: water is ultramarine, vegetation is lush and green, etc. The shift from foreground to background was very dramatic and there was almost no middle distance.

Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 500 [2] (possibly as many as 4000) paintings during his lifetime, most of which have survived. Many are scattered through museums around the United States. Prints are available commercially for many. Original paintings themselves do occasionally come up for sale, at ever increasing prices.

Existing Work

Storm in the Rocky Mountains (Mount Rosa), 1886
Storm in the Rocky Mountains (Mount Rosa), 1886

Legacy

Because of Bierstadt's interest in mountain landscapes, Mount Bierstadt in Colorado is named in his honor. The St Johnsbury Athenaeum is located in St Johnsbury Vermont. St Johnsbury (often known locally as St Jay) ( County seat) of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a Museum in Washington D The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a Museum in Washington D The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a Museum in Washington D The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a Museum in Washington D The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, The City of New York The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a Museum in Washington D Gilcrease Museum is a Museum located northwest of downtown Tulsa Oklahoma. For the art of designing external spaces see Landscape architecture. Mount Bierstadt is a Mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County Colorado. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Another Colorado mountain was originally named Mount Rosa, after Bierstadt's wife, but it was later renamed Mount Evans after Colorado governor John Evans. Mount Evans is a Mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County Colorado. John Evans ( 9 March, 1814 &ndash 2 July, 1897) was a US Politician, Physician, Railroad promoter

In 1998, the United States Postal Service issued a set of 20 commemorative stamps entitled "Four Centuries of American Art", one of which featured Albert Bierstadt's The Last of the Buffalo. [3]

William Bliss Baker, another landscape artist, studied under Bierstadt. William Bliss Baker (1859 - 1886-11-20) was an American artist born in New York City who was just beginning to hit his stride as a landscape painter in

Footnotes

  1. ^ Albert Bierstadt Images
  2. ^ xmission.com
  3. ^ ArtOnStamps.org

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