Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada

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Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada,

1872

Albert Bierstadt, 1830–1902; born Solingen, Prussia (Germany); died Irving, NY
2023-268

Information

Title
Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Dates

1872

Maker
Albert Bierstadt
Medium
Oil on paper on canvas
Dimensions
48.3 × 68.6 cm (19 × 27 in.) frame: 74.3 × 96.2 × 13.7 cm (29 1/4 × 37 7/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Penny and Ted Thomas, Class of 1951
Object Number
2023-268
Signatures
Signed: A Bierstadt
Culture
European, German
Type
paintings, oil paintings

[Possibly F.E. Robinson Galleries, Summit, New Jersey]; C. C. Burley, New Jersey; by descent to Penny Burley Thomas and Ted Thomas, Class of 1951, Princeton, New Jersey; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, October 2023.

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