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Autumn Woods, Albert Bierstadt, Oil on linen, roughly 54 x 94 in. Link is to image page on Visual Elsewhere, large image here. Original is in the collection of the New-York Historical Society. I had the pleasure of seeing thie painting in person a few yars ago in a show of Hudson River School paintings…

Mountain Brook, Albert Bierstadt Oil on canvas, roughly 44 x 36 in (12 x 92 cm), in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, whose site includes both a zoomable and downloadable version of the high-res image. German-American painter Albert Bierstadt, who is associated with both the Hudson River and Rocky Mountain schools of…

Roman Fish Market. Arch of Octavius, Albert Bierstadt Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons, original is in the de Young Museum. Though known primarily for his dramatic landscapes of the American west, 19th century painter Albert Bierstadt also painted other subjects, particularly early in his career. Here…

Giant Redwood Trees of California, Albert Bierstadt. On Google Art Project; click in lower right of image for zoom controls. Original is in the Berkshire Museum (no image). Bierstadt dazzled east coast society with his large scale paintings of a largely untamed continent. Few natural wonders could match these magnificent giant plants. Giant Redwood Trees…

Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Albert Bierstadt. When looking at Bierstadt’s large canvasses, I always see multiple smaller compositions within the whole. I’m also constantly delighted at how painterly Bierstadt’s works can be when viewed close up. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use Fullscreen link, then zoom or download arrow.