Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Name: Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
Brand: Albert Bierstadt
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Oil on paper mounted on canvas · Albert Bierstadt

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Lower Falls of the Yellowstone by Albert Bierstadt, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, living — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Living room

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone by Albert Bierstadt, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, den — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Den

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone by Albert Bierstadt, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, hotel guest room — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Hotel guest room

Story

A powerful waterfall drops through a steep canyon, its golden-brown rock walls rising on either side and framed by dark evergreen forest beneath a grey, overcast sky. The scene captures Yellowstone Falls in a moment of raw natural force, rendered as a landscape view that emphasizes the scale of the gorge against the thundering water below. This piece was created in 1881, painted in oil on paper mounted on canvas. Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), a German-American painter associated with the Hudson River school, is also known for his work North Dome, Yosemite Valley. Notice how the mist and spray soften the hard edges of the canyon, letting the pale water seem to glow against the darker stone and trees that enclose it.