The Merced River in Yosemite
Albert Bierstadt · 1868 · Oil on canvas
Public domain
Marked Public Domain by the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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About this picture
The Merced River in Yosemite is a public-domain painting by Albert Bierstadt, dated 1868. Oil on canvas. The file comes from Minneapolis Institute of Art.
“The Merced River in Yosemite” (1868) 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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