The Last of the Buffalo
Albert Bierstadt · 1888-1889 · oil on canvas
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About this picture
The Last of the Buffalo is a public-domain painting by Albert Bierstadt, dated 1888-1889. Oil on canvas. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Last of the Buffalo” (1888-1889) 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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