Landscape with Mountains and Hills (from Sketchbook)
1890
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (12.1 x 19.7 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995
Accession Number
1995.379.4i recto
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albert Bierstadt, a leading figure of the Hudson River School, was renowned for his majestic depictions of the American West, capturing the sublime beauty of untamed landscapes in the late 19th century. in 1890, *Landscape with Mountains and Hills (from Sketchbook)* offers an intimate glimpse into his process during the later years of his career. small graphite drawing on wove paper, measuring just 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches, likely served as a preparatory study or on-site observation, evoking the rugged hills and towering mountains that symbolized America's frontier spirit amid growing industrializ...
About the Artist
Albert Bierstadt · 1830–1902
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was a German-American landscape painter renowned for his monumental, luminous depictions of the American West. As a prominent member of the second generation of the Hudson River School and the Rocky Mountain School, Bierstadt created sweeping panoramas that captured the sublime grandeur of untamed wilderness with unprecedented theatrical scale and romantic vision. His ...