Among the Sierra Nevada, California
Albert Bierstadt · 1868
Why it's great
Giant granite peaks and a glowing lake spread out in the high Sierra Nevada, with mist and golden light. Bierstadt painted this to show how large the American West was. Crowds in the East paid to see his paintings. It's a perfect example of the grand scale of Western painting.
Where to see it
📍 Smithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, D.C., United States
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Albert Bierstadt was born in Germany and raised in Massachusetts. He traveled west with survey expeditions and painted vast landscapes of the Rocky Mountains and Yosemite. His work was admired by huge crowds in the East. He lived in New York and died there in 1902.
