Mountain Scene

Albert Bierstadt, 1880–90

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Mountain Scene, 1880–90. Oil on paper.

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Oil on paper · 14 3/4 x 21 in. (37.5 x 53.3 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Mountain Scene
Artist: Albert Bierstadt (American, Solingen 1830–1902 New York)
Date: 1880–90
Medium: Oil on paper
Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 21 in. (37.5 x 53.3 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. J. Augustus Barnard, 1979
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1830–1902

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Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.