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ALBERT BIERSTADT (1830-1902), THE DOMES OF THE YOSEMITE

Creator: Albert Bierstadt
Offered by: Arader Galleries

Description
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)

The Domes of the Yosemite

Printed by Breidenbach & Co. in Dusseldor (Düsseldorf), 1870

Chromolithograph by T.J. Dillman

Signature lower right in image "ABierstadt"

Sight size: 20 3/4 x 32"

Framed size: 33 3/4 x 45"

Impressive in scale and lavish in detail, Albert Bierstadt's great paintings, engravings, and chromolithographs capture the poetry and the majesty of the wilderness. He was among the most successful artists of the 19th-century helping capture America's optimism in her outlook on the future and the West. His images of grandeur only added to America's fascination with the mythic West and the spirit of adventure and discovery that it represented. The combination of imagery and actual elements resulted in glorious compositions that were based as much in reality as in the ideal. While his landscapes retain their accuracy on flora and fauna and remains true to actual locations, a sense of sense of wonder and grandeur override the experience with his work. In educating the American public about the West, Bierstadt depicted a landscape which could rival any in Europe in magnificence, while conveying a distinctly American pioneer spirit. The beauty of his work arises not only from the clarity and skill of his painting, but from his understanding and ability to portray the notion of Manifest Destiny.

Bierstadt's 1860s paintings of the Rocky Mountains were already extremely popular at the time he returned to the American West to create this spectacular image of the unique rock dome formations of the Yosemite Valley. This work gave the world one of its first views of this wonder of the West and forever made the area synonymous with the wonder of the West.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Western
Incollect Reference #:	587748

Dimensions

W.	32 in;	H.	20.75 in;
W.	81.28 cm;	H.	52.71 cm;

Message from Seller:

Founded in 1971, Arader Galleries is the world's leading dealer and auction house of Rare Maps, Prints, Rare Books and Watercolors of the 16th through 19th centuries. Over our forty-five year history we have grown to five magnificent locations in some of America’s most vibrant cities and are represented at the most distinguished antiques shows in the country. We are proud to buy and sell more original Audubon prints that any other firm in the United States.