Albert Bierstadt

Albert Bierstadt is closely associated with the grand landscape tradition of nineteenth-century American painting, and his vision of the North American West shaped how a generation imagined those territories. His subjects range from the Canadian Rockies and Yosemite Valley to the Rocky Mountains and coastal scenes, rendered in oil and in graphite. This archive holds 163 works, the great majority graphite drawings on wove paper, including a group of sheets with gilt edges bound in a leather cover, alongside a small number of oil paintings. The drawings span 1859 to 1891, with impressions up to that year represented in the collection.

163 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Study of Rocks and Trees by a Lake

· Graphite on buff-colored wove paper

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak (1863)

1863 · Oil on canvas

Merced River, Yosemite Valley

1866 · Oil on canvas

Nevada Falls, Yosemite

1872 or 1873 · Oil on canvas

Mountain Scene

1880–90 · Oil on paper

Sketchbook of Northwest American and Canadian Scenery

1890 · Drawings in graphite on off-white wove paper, bound in a leather cover

Lake Nipissing (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Hunter on Lake Nipissing; Lake Near Sudbury (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Rocky Inlet (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Two Sketches of Bay Scenery (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Bay Scene (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2606)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Bay Scene (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2607)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Bay Scene with Mountains and Boats (Red Rock?) (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape with Bay, Trees, and Mountains [Red Rock?] (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Bay Scene at Sunset (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Bay Scene; Sketches of Two Boats (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Pond and Wild Terrain, Autumn (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Sky and Mountains (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

River and Terrain covered with Autumn Frost (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

River and Terrain Covered with Autumn Frost (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape with Mountains and Hills (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2616)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape with Mountains and Hills (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2617)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape with Foreground Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape Near Canmore (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2620)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape Near Canmore (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2621)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Canadian Mountain Peaks (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2622)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Canadian Mountain Peaks (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2623)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Rocky Mountains, Canada (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2624)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Rocky Mountains, Canada (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2625)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Bow River and Canadian Rockies (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2626)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Bow River and Canadian Rockies (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2627)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Canadian Mountain Scene (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Canadian Landscape with Mountains and Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

Sketch of Mountains (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2630)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape with Trees (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2631)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Mountains, Peaks, and Terrain (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2632)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Mountains, Peaks, and Terrain (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2633)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mission (Warnock?): Landscape with Mountains and Foreground Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree Landscape (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape with River (Stave?), Trees, and Island (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape with River (Stave?) and Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Two Sketches: River Bank with Trees; Figure in a Canoe (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Poplars (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Riverbank with Mountains and Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Riverbank with Mountains (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of a Mountain Landscape (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Mountains and Forest (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of a Canoe and Sailboats (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Canoes and a Figure Carrying a Barrel (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Fraser (?) River, Warnock (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2646)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Fraser (?) River, Warnock (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2647)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape with Trees (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2648)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape with Trees (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2649)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2650)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2651)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Boats on a Shore (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2652)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Boats on a Shore (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2653)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Encampment with Canoes (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Trees (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2655)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Trees with Red Berries (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Mountains (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2657)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Three Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape with Two Trees in Foreground (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of a Mountain Landscape with Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree Sketch and Landscape (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Port Havey (?) (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2662)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Port Havey (?) (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2663)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape Sketch (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2664)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape Sketch (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2665)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Alder and Evergreen (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Two Tree Sketches (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree Sketch (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Mountain Scenery (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Forest Scenery (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape Sketch (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Mountains, Lake, and Canoe (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Mountains and Lake (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Vancouver (?) (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of Landscape Near Mount Baker (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

View of Mount Baker (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2676)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Howe Sound, Above Vancouver (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2677)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Howe Sound, Above Vancouver (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2678)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

View of Mount Suskan (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

View of Mount Baker (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2680)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Landscape Views after Leaving Seattle (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2681)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Landscape Views after Leaving Seattle (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2682)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2683)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2684)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape with Tree in Foreground (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Trees (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2686)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Cowlitz River; Kelso, Washington (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2687)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Cowlitz River; Kelso, Washington (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2688)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain, Lake with Sailboats (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Sketch (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2690)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2691)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape with Lake and Canoe (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2693)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of a Mountain with Foreground Tree (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Tree (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2695)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Cliffside with Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Trees on a Cliffside (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Trees on a Cliffside with a Mountain in the Background (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Two Landscape Sketches (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Landscape Sketch (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2700)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Two Sketches of Mountain Landscapes (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape Sketch with Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Landscape with Trees and Figure in a Canoe (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Two Landscape Sketches with Trees and Mountains (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Rocky Landscape with Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Trees (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2707)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Trees on a Hill (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Trees (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2709)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of Two Trees and a Mountain (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Mountain Sketch (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2711)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketches of a Cliffside and a Tree (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sketch of a Cliffside with Trees (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Kalama, Columbia River, Washington (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2714)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Kalama, Columbia River, Washington (from Sketchbook) (1890, Met-Objekt 2715)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

River Scene (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

River Scene (Columbia _______?) (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Geographical and Geological Notes on Skagit County, Washington (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Map of Region Northwest of Mount Tacoma (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Hills and Lake (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Small Section of a Landscape (from Sketchbook)

1890 · Graphite on wove paper

Sunrise on the Matterhorn

after 1875 · Oil on canvas

Studies of Native American Leaders Made at Fort Laramie

ca. 1859 · Oil and graphite on paper

Study of a Tree

ca. 1864 · Oil on paper mounted on board

After the Storm

ca. 1870–80 (?) · Oil on canvas

Sea Cove

ca. 1880–90 · Oil on wood

Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise)

ca. 1889 · Oil on paper mounted to board

Sketchbook of Columbus Subjects: Caravels, Figures, Heraldry, and Accessories

ca. 1891 · Drawings in graphite on off-white wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Captain Concay (?) Commanding The New (?) Santa Maria (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Studies of Coats of Arms for the Landing of Columbus (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Outline Sketch of a Ship's Stern (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Ship Study for the Landing of Columbus (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketches of Rowboats (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketch of a Ship for the Landing of Columbus (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketch of a Rowboat (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketch of a Ship's Stern (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Two Rowboats (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketch of a Caravel; Figure in a Boat (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on off-white wove paper with gilt edges

Sketches of Rowboat and Figure Standing in a Rowboat (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketch of a Ship at Anchor for The Landing of Columbus (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Standard (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Two Flag Studies (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketches of Telescopes on a Ship's Deck (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Breech Loading Falconet (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Flag (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketches of Figures Bearing Arms (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Three Figures (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Weapons and Accessories (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketches of Armor and Figure (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Ship and Windsock (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Sketch of a Ship Seen from the Stern (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Study of a Rowboat: View Toward the Stern (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Outline Sketches of Two Rowboats (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Four Rowboat Sketches (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Rowboat (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Study for Seascape (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Study of a Ship and Rowboat (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover

Study of a Flag for the Landing of Columbus (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1891 · Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover