Rapids and Cascades, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
Bierstadt Brothers · 1860s · albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)
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About this picture
Rapids and Cascades, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire is a public-domain photograph by Bierstadt Brothers, dated 1860s. Albumen silver print (carte-de-visite). The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Rapids and Cascades, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire” (1860s) 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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