Study of Rocks and Trees by a Lake — Albert Bierstadt

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Artist: Albert Bierstadt
Date: 1830
Medium: Graphite on buff-colored wove paper
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 11 9/16 x 15 11/16 in. (29.4 x 39.8 cm)
Collection: The American Wing
Culture: American
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Glickman, 1977

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THE ARTIST

Albert Bierstadt

1830–1902 · Kingdom of Prussia

Prussian-born painter who sold 'The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak' for $25,000—equivalent to $400,000 today.

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