The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, c. 1863 is a painting by Eric Glaser which was uploaded on February 1st, 2016.
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, c. 1863
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by Eric Glaser
Title
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, c. 1863
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
"The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak" c. 1863
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)
Oil on Canvas
This painting is the major work that resulted from the artist's first trip to the West. His intention to create panoramic views of the American frontier was apparent by December 1858, just before he embarked on the trip. In early 1859 he accompanied a government survey expedition, headed by Frederick W. Lander, to the Nebraska Territory. By summer, the party had reached the Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains in what is now Wyoming. Bierstadt dubbed the central mountain in the picture Lander's Peak following the colonel's death in the Civil War. This was one of a number of large works painted after Bierstadt's return from these travels. It was completed in 1863, exhibited to great acclaim, and purchased in 1865 for the then-astounding sum of $25,000 by James McHenry, an American living in London. Bierstadt later bought it back and gave or sold it to his brother Edward.
Currently Housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
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February 1st, 2016
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