![Portrait of Albert Bierstadt](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/bierstadt000.jpg)
Albert Bierstadt Painting Reproductions 1 of 11
1830-1902
German (Active in America) Hudson River School Painter
Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 - February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his large, detailed landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion. Though not the first artist to record these sites, Bierstadt was the foremost painter of these scenes for the remainder of the 19th century.
Bierstadt was part of the Hudson River School, not an institution but rather an informal group of like-minded painters. The Hudson River School style involved carefully detailed paintings with romantic, almost glowing lighting, sometimes called luminism.
Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. 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. He taught drawing and painting briefly before devoting himself to painting.
Bierstadt began making paintings in New England and upstate New York. In 1859, he traveled westward in the company of a land surveyor 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. He continued to visit the American West throughout his career.
He became the central figure of the Rocky Mountain School of American painting.
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 and in his use of light was felt to be excessive by contemporary critics, a charge that continues to be leveled by many of today's art historians. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work.
Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 400 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.
Bierstadt was part of the Hudson River School, not an institution but rather an informal group of like-minded painters. The Hudson River School style involved carefully detailed paintings with romantic, almost glowing lighting, sometimes called luminism.
Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. 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. He taught drawing and painting briefly before devoting himself to painting.
Bierstadt began making paintings in New England and upstate New York. In 1859, he traveled westward in the company of a land surveyor 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. He continued to visit the American West throughout his career.
He became the central figure of the Rocky Mountain School of American painting.
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 and in his use of light was felt to be excessive by contemporary critics, a charge that continues to be leveled by many of today's art historians. His paintings emphasized atmospheric elements like fog, clouds and mist to accentuate and complement the feel of his work.
Nonetheless, his paintings remain popular. He was a prolific artist, having completed over 400 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.
260 Bierstadt Paintings
![Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, 1868 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt001.jpg)
Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California 1868
Oil Painting
$3937
$3937
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-3334
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 183 x 305 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 183 x 305 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, USA
![Yosemite Valley, c.1863/75 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt002.jpg)
Yosemite Valley c.1863/75
Oil Painting
$3654
$3654
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-3335
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92 x 132.7 cm
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 92 x 132.7 cm
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
![Moose, After 1880 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt003.jpg)
Moose After 1880
Oil Painting
$3141
$3141
SKU: BAL-3336
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
The Haggin Museum, California, USA
![Kern River Valley California, 1871 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt004.jpg)
Kern River Valley California 1871
Oil Painting
$3467
$3467
SKU: BAL-4961
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Landscape, 1899 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt005.jpg)
Landscape 1899
Oil Painting
$1479
$1479
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4962
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.6 x 47.3 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 34.6 x 47.3 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
![The Buffalo Trail, 1869 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt006.jpg)
The Buffalo Trail 1869
Oil Painting
$3901
$3901
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4963
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 81 x 122 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 81 x 122 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Valley of the Yosemite, 1864 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt007.jpg)
Valley of the Yosemite 1864
Oil Painting
$1717
$1717
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4964
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 30.1 x 48.9 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 30.1 x 48.9 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt008.jpg)
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak 1863
Oil Painting
$5755
$5755
Canvas Print
$75.69
$75.69
SKU: BAL-4965
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 186.7 x 306.7 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 186.7 x 306.7 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Mountain Brook, 1863 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt009.jpg)
Mountain Brook 1863
Oil Painting
$5317
$5317
Canvas Print
$61.67
$61.67
SKU: BAL-4966
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 111.8 x 91.4 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 111.8 x 91.4 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
![Sunlight and Shadow, 1862 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt010.jpg)
Sunlight and Shadow 1862
Oil Painting
$5839
$5839
Canvas Print
$62.64
$62.64
SKU: BAL-4967
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 105.4 x 90.2 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 105.4 x 90.2 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
![Thunderstorm in the Rocky Mountains, 1859 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt011.jpg)
Thunderstorm in the Rocky Mountains 1859
Oil Painting
$2654
$2654
Canvas Print
$80.51
$80.51
SKU: BAL-4968
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.6 x 74 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.6 x 74 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![View from the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming, 1860 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt012.jpg)
View from the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming 1860
Oil Painting
$5473
$5473
SKU: BAL-4972
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 123.5 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 76.2 x 123.5 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Storm in the Mountains, c.1870 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt013.jpg)
Storm in the Mountains c.1870
Oil Painting
$4607
$4607
SKU: BAL-4973
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 96.5 x 152.7 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 96.5 x 152.7 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Yosemite Falls, c.1863 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt014.jpg)
Yosemite Falls c.1863
Oil Painting
$1631
$1631
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4974
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 35.6 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 48.3 x 35.6 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
![Ruins of Paestum, 1858 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt015.jpg)
Ruins of Paestum 1858
Oil Painting
$2990
$2990
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4975
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 54.6 x 90.5 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 54.6 x 90.5 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
![River Scene, 1858 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt016.jpg)
River Scene 1858
Oil Painting
$1277
$1277
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4976
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 14 x 23.5 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 14 x 23.5 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
![Roman Fish Market, Arch of Octavius, 1858 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt017.jpg)
Roman Fish Market, Arch of Octavius 1858
Oil Painting
$9043
$9043
Canvas Print
$56.16
$56.16
SKU: BAL-4977
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 70.2 x 94.9 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 70.2 x 94.9 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
![Fishing Boats at Capri, 1857 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt018.jpg)
Fishing Boats at Capri 1857
Oil Painting
$2439
$2439
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4978
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.9 x 49.8 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 33.9 x 49.8 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Fir Trees and Storm Clouds, c.1870 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt019.jpg)
Fir Trees and Storm Clouds c.1870
Oil Painting
$1684
$1684
Canvas Print
$50.08
$50.08
SKU: BAL-4979
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 47 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 35 x 47 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
![The Matterhorn, c.1867 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt020.jpg)
The Matterhorn c.1867
Oil Painting
$2583
$2583
Canvas Print
$55.05
$55.05
SKU: BAL-4980
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 54.6 x 75 cm
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 54.6 x 75 cm
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA
![Yosemite Valley, 1866 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt021.jpg)
Yosemite Valley 1866
Oil Painting
$5125
$5125
Canvas Print
$51.32
$51.32
SKU: BAL-4981
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 97 x 142.3 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 97 x 142.3 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
![Lake Tahoe, California, 1867 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt022.jpg)
Lake Tahoe, California 1867
Oil Painting
$2310
$2310
Canvas Print
$55.33
$55.33
SKU: BAL-4982
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 55.5 x 76.2 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 55.5 x 76.2 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
![Mount Vesuvius at Midnight, 1868 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt023.jpg)
Mount Vesuvius at Midnight 1868
Oil Painting
$3141
$3141
Canvas Print
$53.40
$53.40
SKU: BAL-4983
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 42.6 x 60.7 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 42.6 x 60.7 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
![The Merced River in Yosemite, 1868 by Bierstadt | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Albert_Bierstadt/paintings-lg/bierstadt024.jpg)
The Merced River in Yosemite 1868
Oil Painting
$3421
$3421
Canvas Print
$63.05
$63.05
SKU: BAL-4984
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 74.3 x 61.1 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
Albert Bierstadt
Original Size: 74.3 x 61.1 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA