Artist
Albert Bierstadt (American, born Germany, 1830–1902)American, born Germany, 1830–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Rustic Mill
Date1855
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 43 1/4 × 58 1/4 in. (109.9 × 148 cm)
Frame (outer): 57 × 73 × 4 1/2 in. (144.8 × 185.4 × 11.4 cm)
Frame (outer): 57 × 73 × 4 1/2 in. (144.8 × 185.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michelle and Frank J. Hevrdejs
Object number2019.122
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
108 Hevrdejs Gallery
On view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Albert Bierstadt," The Brooklyn Museum, February 8–May 6, 1991; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, June 8–September 1, 1991; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1991–February 17, 1992.
"American Painters in the Age of Impressionism", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 4, 1994–March 26, 1995.
"The American Landscape East to West: Themes in Painting and Photography, 1780-1910," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 6, 2003–January 19, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Signed lower right corner: "A. Bierstadt / 1855"
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Charles Willson Peale
c. 1818
Oil on canvas
B.98.12
