Fir Trees and Storm Clouds

Albert Bierstadt, c. 1870

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Fir Trees and Storm Clouds, c. 1870. oil on paper mounted on canvas.

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oil on paper mounted on canvas · Unframed: 35 x 47 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Fir Trees and Storm Clouds
Artist: Albert Bierstadt (American, born Prussia [now Germany], 1830–1902)
Date: c. 1870
Medium: oil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 35 x 47 cm (13 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1830–1902

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