Mountain Landscape Near Canmore (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
1995.379.4k recto
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albert Bierstadt, a leading figure of the Hudson River School, captured the majestic Rocky Mountains in this intimate graphite sketch titled *Mountain Landscape Near Can (from Sketchbook)*, dated 1890. Toward the end of his career, Bierstadt ventured into the Canadian Rockies near Canmore, Alberta—a rugged area close to Banff National Parkdocumenting its dramatic peaks and vast wilderness. This small-scale drawing (4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.) reflects his lifelong passion for portraying America's (and North America's) sublime landscapes, often with a sense of divine grandeur that inspired national prid...
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 ...