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Mount Whitney
Artist
Bierstadt, Albert
(German, 1830 - 1902)
Datecirca 1877
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 69 × 116 3/4 in. (175.3 × 296.5 cm)
frame: 90 × 136 in. (228.6 × 345.4 cm)
frame: 90 × 136 in. (228.6 × 345.4 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineRockwell Foundation
Object number78.14 F
DescriptionA powerful waterfall cuts through an expansive mountain range and cascades into a deep blue lake. The lake extends to the bottom left corner of the landscape, where rocks and fallen trees stick out from the shallow water. To the right, a majestic forest of evergreen trees shades a herd of deer, one of which has come to the edge of the grassy meadow and stares straight at us. Above, the snow-capped peaks of the gray ridges rise amid heavy, gray and white clouds.Collections
- 19th Century American Art
- Art of the American West
On View
Corning Incorporated Visions of America Gallery
