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Geyser, Yellowstone Park

(American (born in Germany), 1830–1902)
about 1881
Medium/TechniqueOil on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions35.24 x 49.53 cm (13 7/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession number47.1253
On View
On view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower right: ABierstadt [AB in monogram]; Reverse, before mounting: Yellowstone
ProvenanceAbout 1881, the artist, until his death in 1902. with Rholfs, Brooklyn. About 1913, George Good, Brooklyn; by descent to his wife, Mrs. George Good. 1945, with Miss Frances Tarbox, New York; 1946, with John Mitchell, New York; 1946, sold by John Mitchell to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1947, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)
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