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Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Bierstadt, Albert 1830-1902  Search this
Medium:
Oil on paper mounted on masonite
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Anonymous Collection
Date:
Ca. 1870s
Notes:
Carr, Gerald L., "Bierstadt's West," New York: Gerald Peters Gallery, 1997, pl. no. 13.
Summary:
Panoramic view looking down into a shadowy valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with a small stream rushing along densely wooded shores in the foreground, and rocky peaks bathed in sunlight in the background.
Topic:
Landscape--California  Search this
Landscape--Mountain--Sierra Nevada Mountains  Search this
Landscape--River  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8A280009
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_394346