Who created "European Landscape"?

European Landscape was created by Albert Bierstadt, American, b. Solingen, Germany, 1830â1902 in (c. 1856-1857).

When was "European Landscape" created?

This artwork was created (c. 1856-1857).

Is "European Landscape" in the public domain?

Yes, European Landscape is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

European Landscape

Albert Bierstadt, American, b. Solingen, Germany, 1830â1902

(c. 1856-1857)

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Accession Number

66.507

About this artwork

Robert S. Sloan Gallery, New York, to 1964

Art Historical Context

Albert Bierstadt's *European Landscape* (c. 1856–1857) captures the artist's early fascination with the dramatic beauty of the Old World, painted during his formative years studying at the renowned Düsseldorf Academy in Germany. Born in Solingen, Germany, in 1830 and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bierstadt returned to Europe as a young man to hone his skills among leading landscapists. This work, created just before his rise to fame with monumental American wilderness scenes, reflects the influence of the Düsseldorf School's emphasis on meticulous detail, romantic light effects, and at...

European Landscape

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