As an artist, Albert Bierstadt was concerned more with communicating his image of the West to the American public than with following changing styles in the art world. For him, the immensity of the Rocky Mountains could find appropriate expression only on large canvases. Despite their size, and the immensity of terrain represented, he also managed to include a lavish amount of detail, particularly in his foregrounds. As a consequence, he was often criticized in later years for overstatement, for combining several paintings ...
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As an artist, Albert Bierstadt was concerned more with communicating his image of the West to the American public than with following changing styles in the art world. For him, the immensity of the Rocky Mountains could find appropriate expression only on large canvases. Despite their size, and the immensity of terrain represented, he also managed to include a lavish amount of detail, particularly in his foregrounds. As a consequence, he was often criticized in later years for overstatement, for combining several paintings into one canvas, sometimes from different perspectives. When he did not lose sight of the whole in his efforts to combine large vistas and accurate amounts of detail, the impact of his work could be universalizing.
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Add this copy of Bierstadt's West to cart. $21.00, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Gerald Peters Gallery.
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VG. Color wraps. Approx. 75 pp. 30 color plates in addition to 15 bw photographs in the text essay. Includes an engaging and informative essay by Gerald Carr (noted for his scholarship on Frederic Edwin Church). As well, each painting reproduced is amply annotated and discussed. Published to accompany a major exhibition of this artists works in New York Sept. 11 to Oct. 24, 1997.
Add this copy of Albert Bierstadt's West [Exhibition Catalogue] to cart. $2,346.50, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by The Peters Corporation.
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New. 093503790X. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--90 pages. --with a bonus offer--
