@libearies: "Among the Sierra Nevada" (1868) By Albert Bierstadt (1830 - 1902) Albert Bierstadt's beautifully crafted paintings played to a hot market in the 1860s for spectacular views of the nation's frontiers. Bierstadt was an immigrant and hardworking entrepreneur who had grown rich pairing his skill as a painter with a talent for self-promotion. He unveiled his canvases as theatrical events, selling tickets and planting news stories—strategies that one critic described as the "vast machinery of advertisement and puffery." A Bierstadt canvas was elaborately framed, installed in a darkened room, and hidden behind luxurious drapes. At the appointed time, the work was revealed to thunderous applause. This painting was made in London and toured through Europe to St. Petersburg, fueling Europeans' interest in emigration. Buoyed by glowing reviews, Bierstadt then offered the painting to American audiences who could take pride in an American artist's skill and in the natural splendors of their young nation.

zak :

Looks like Liurnia

☦︎𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖑𝖆𝖜𝖌 :

Hudson River school

Ezra :

j℮nz :

i want to go there

appleuser646844 :

Proud to say I own this one. Gotta love the thrift store

Ethan :

I’ve seen it in real life, its mesmerizing

varangoin :

Went to bierstadt lake in colorado named after him

Valerian StormBorn Targaryen :

In in Washington DC 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Fentanal :

Holy shit

🧵HEATH📚 :

this makes me feel all happy

Jmooney21 :

He’s one of my favorite painters

NahimaRoblox682 :

Does a place like this really exist?

Michael :

edupayva :

MARC :

Absolute masterpiece!

. :

My God❤️

Abaseen_Afr ☆ :

Oh to live here

bahaaa0913 :

Peak✨

ٕمحمد :

اللهم نسألك الجنه الفردوس الاعلى

Austin Wyatt :