Cloud Study / Albert Bierstadt

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Cloud Study

Creator(s):

Albert Bierstadt (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

oil on paper

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.16

Previous Number(s):

0126.16; 3361; 27063

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 15 5/8in. (39.7cm)
Width: 19 1/4in. (48.9cm)
Depth: 2in. (5.1cm)

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 12 1/2in. (31.8cm)
Width: 16in. (40.6cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Albert Bierstadt

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Bierstadt, Albert

Birth Date:

1830

Death Date:

1902

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1830-1902

Gender:

male

Note:

Bierstadt was one of the most important landscape painters of the American West, producing large, romantic canvases of the Rocky Mountains, the Yosemite Valley, and the Native American tribes of the West. He also owned a successful photography business with his brothers, Charles and Edward, that operated in New York City from 1860 to 1866. Comment on works: Landscapes

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in pencil, "Cloud Study" in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed, "ABierstadt" in lower left

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

clouds, grass, hills, natural landscapes, oil paintings, pasteboard

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Bierstadt, Albert. Cloud Study. 01.16. late 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/0116 (04/17/2019).

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About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

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