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Seal Rocks, Farallons

(American (born in Germany), 1830–1902)
1872
Medium/TechniqueOil on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions34.92 x 49.53 cm (13 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession number47.1254
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower left: ABierstadt [AB in monogram]; Reverse, before mounting: Seal Farralone Is Pacific 1872
ProvenanceThe artist, until his death in 1902; with Rholfs, Brooklyn; George Good, Brooklyn, around 1913; to Mrs. George Good; with Miss Frances Tarbox, New York, 1945; with John Mitchell, New York, 1946; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1946; to MFA, 1947, gift of Martha C.(Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.
Geyser, Yellowstone Park
Albert Bierstadt
about 1881
Indians near Fort Laramie
Albert Bierstadt
about 1859
Black Horse
Albert Bierstadt
about 1859
Valley of the Yosemite
Albert Bierstadt
1864
Sail Boats
Albert Bierstadt
after 1877
Palm Trees with a Domed Church
Albert Bierstadt
about 1880
Fishing Boats at Capri
Albert Bierstadt
1857
Banana Trees
Albert Bierstadt
after 1869
Niagara from the American Side
Albert Bierstadt
about 1869
Piz Bernina, Switzerland
Albert Bierstadt
about 1880–90