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Piz Bernina, Switzerland
Piz Bernina, Switzerland

Piz Bernina, Switzerland

Albert Bierstadt (American (born in Germany), 1830–1902)
about 1880–90
Medium/TechniqueOil on paper mounted on Masonite
Dimensions35.24 x 49.21 cm (13 7/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession number47.1255
On View
On view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower right: ABierstadt [AB in monogram]; Reverse, before mounting: Rocky Mts. Colo.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, 1946; with John Mitchell, New York, 1946; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1946; to MFA, 1947, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.
Banana Trees
Albert Bierstadt
after 1869
Palm Trees with a Domed Church
Albert Bierstadt
about 1880
Geyser, Yellowstone Park
Albert Bierstadt
about 1881
Seal Rocks, Farallons
Albert Bierstadt
1872
Fishing Boats at Capri
Albert Bierstadt
1857
Indians near Fort Laramie
Albert Bierstadt
about 1859
Black Horse
Albert Bierstadt
about 1859
Interior of a Library
Albert Bierstadt
about 1886
Niagara from the American Side
Albert Bierstadt
about 1869