Mountain Scene
Albert Bierstadt · 1880–90 · Oil on paper
Public domain
Marked public domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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About this picture
Mountain Scene is a public-domain painting by Albert Bierstadt, dated 1880–90. Oil on paper. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Mountain Scene” (1880–90) is a western landscape made large and theatrical after Bierstadt traveled with survey expeditions. The mountains are real. The light is often staged.
About the artist
Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) painted large, theatrical views of the American West after traveling with survey expeditions. The light is often staged, even when the mountains are real.
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