TitleOn the Sweetwater Near the Devil's Gate
Artist
Albert Bierstadt
(American, 1830 - 1902)
Date1860
MediumOil on millboard
DimensionsUnframed: 12 1/4 × 18 in.
Framed: 17 5/8 × 23 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.
SignedSigned at lower right: "ABierstadt. 60".
SubmissionNA diploma presentation, December 17, 1860
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number90-P
Label TextBierstadt began this painting during the course of the year that he first visited the American West, traveling in the company of Frederick W. Lander's official geographic survey expedition. The artist's attention to meteorological, geological, and topographical detail in the painting reflects the documentary nature of their journey.Collections
- 19th Century Highlights from the Collection
- Past as Prologue Part I
