Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California
Albert Bierstadt, 1865
1865. The war is ending. A sunlit valley hung in front of a tired country. No blood. No speech. Just a place that looks like a future.
About this work
Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California, painted in 1865, was Albert Bierstadt's first large-scale picture of Yosemite, the subject that would make him famous. It is based on sketches he made on a visit in 1863, on one of the journeys he took to paint California, in part to draw visitors and investors to the region. Bierstadt paints the valley from just above the Merced River, looking due west, with El Capitan framing the view on the right and Sentinel Rock on the left; the spire of Middle Cathedral Rock rises in the distance. The river runs down the middle of the canvas toward a sunlit haze at the far end of the valley. Bierstadt was born in Germany, grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and trained at the Düsseldorf Academy before joining the Hudson River School painters. The painting belongs to the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, a gift of the Birmingham Public Library.
Sources: Wikipedia · Birmingham Museum of Art
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 8,800 × 5,848 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 58 × 38 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 13 in) · $100 · 440 ppi
Medium (24 × 16 in) · $150 · 366 ppi
Large (36 × 24 in) · $300 · 244 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California?
Here. Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 13 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 16 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 24 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California?
The file is 8,800 × 5,848 px, so every size is sharp: even Large (36 × 24 in) prints at 244 ppi. Choose Large (36 × 24 in) for a large wall; Small (20 × 13 in) suits a narrower space.
Is it legal to print Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California?
Yes. Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California is in the public domain: its copyright, if it ever had one, expired long ago. In the United States a faithful photograph of a public-domain painting does not create a new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel, 1999), so the image can be printed and sold freely.
