Indians Spear Fishing #13

This is a reproduction Albert Bierstadt's masterpiece Indians Spear Fishing of 1862. Landscape as a form of theater and spectacle culminated in... more

by Albert Bierstadt

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Price

$1,000

Dimensions

20.000 x 13.000 x 0.500 inches

Title

Indians Spear Fishing #13

Artist

Albert Bierstadt

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

This is a reproduction Albert Bierstadt's masterpiece " Indians Spear Fishing " of 1862. Landscape as a form of theater and spectacle culminated in 19th-century American art with the work of Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt. Both artists emigrated from Europe at young ages and went on to achieve success as interpreters of the American West. The new, epic landscape they depicted functioned as a national symbol of grandeur and promise, yet at the same time it served as rumination on the subject of nature and the divinity to be found within it. Bierstadt first left the East Coast to travel west in 1859, accompanying a government-sponsored trip from Missouri to the Rocky Mountains. Compiled from close observation, sketches, and stereoscopic views taken on the expedition, Indians Spear Fishing portrays the West as a pristine, sublime wilderness that seemingly could be found only in the Bible's Book of Genesis. Within a compressed space, Bierstadt draws together barren rock formations, towering waterfalls, spindly trees, crystalline water reflecting rocky outcrops, and a peak that pierces the wispy and moisture-laden clouds, turning to mist below. In the brightly lit foreground near the shore, a boat filled with three Native Americans provides scale and identifies the location as unmistakably that of the West; the boat laden with furs spells the riches of the land.Bierstadt was born in 1830 Solingen, Germany and moved with his family to Massachusetts the next year. He was a member of the Hudson River School founded by Thomas Cole and first went west in 1859. Though he sold his works for handsome prices, he was not fully appreciated by contemporary art critics. Nevertheless he was elected to the National Academy in 1860. He died in 1902 New York City. This painting measures 48.9 centimeters by 74.3 centimeters and is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas.

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October 9th, 2018