Lot 70
- 70
Albert Bierstadt 1830 - 1902
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Albert Bierstadt
- Bow River Falls, Canadian Rockies (Bow River Valley, Canadian Rockies)
- signed with the artist's monogrammed signature ABierstadt (lower right)
- oil on board mounted on canvas
- 18 7/8 by 26 7/8 inches
- (47.9 by 68.3 cm)
- Painted circa 1889.
Provenance
Elizabeth S. Antz, New York
Ira Spanierman, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1968
Ira Spanierman, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1968
Exhibited
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, American Paintings on the Market Today V, April-May 1968, no. 7
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix Art Museum, Masterpieces of American Painting from the Cincinnati Art Museum, November 1991-May 1992, no. 4
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix Art Museum, Masterpieces of American Painting from the Cincinnati Art Museum, November 1991-May 1992, no. 4
Literature
Betty L. Zimmerman, "Paintings of the Eighteenth and Earlier Nineteenth Century," Cincinnati Art Museum Bulletin, vol. 8, October 1968, p. 6, illustrated
"Museum Acquisitions," The Magazine Antiques, vol. 95, January 1969, p. 158, illustrated
"Recent Acquisitions," Museum News, vol. 47, January 1969, p. 47
"Accessions of American and Canadian Museums—January-March, 1968," The Art Quarterly, vol. 31, Autumn 1968, pp. 314, 325, illustrated
Gordon Hendricks, Albert Bierstadt: Painter of the American West, New York, 1974, no. CL-185, p. 343, illustrated
Allan Pringle, "Albert Bierstadt in Canada," The American Art Journal, vol. 17, Winter 1985, illustrated fig. 16, p. 14
Christopher Armstrong and H.V. Nelles, The Painted Valley: Artists Among Alberta's Bow River, 1845-2000, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2007, illustrated pl. 7, p. 43
"Museum Acquisitions," The Magazine Antiques, vol. 95, January 1969, p. 158, illustrated
"Recent Acquisitions," Museum News, vol. 47, January 1969, p. 47
"Accessions of American and Canadian Museums—January-March, 1968," The Art Quarterly, vol. 31, Autumn 1968, pp. 314, 325, illustrated
Gordon Hendricks, Albert Bierstadt: Painter of the American West, New York, 1974, no. CL-185, p. 343, illustrated
Allan Pringle, "Albert Bierstadt in Canada," The American Art Journal, vol. 17, Winter 1985, illustrated fig. 16, p. 14
Christopher Armstrong and H.V. Nelles, The Painted Valley: Artists Among Alberta's Bow River, 1845-2000, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2007, illustrated pl. 7, p. 43
Condition
This work is in good condition. Under UV: There is an area of inpainting at the far upper left corner and some strokes in the trees left of the center and in the lower right quadrant. There are a few small dots of inpainting in the sky.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.