Among the Sierra Nevada, California
Albert Bierstadt, 1868
A still lake. A few deer. Water falling out of a cloud. The Sierra holds the rest. Nothing happens. That is enough.
About this work
Among the Sierra Nevada, California is an 1868 painting by the German-American artist Albert Bierstadt. Rugged mountains rise on the left and in the distance under a bright sky, with the sun breaking through clouds; below, a calm lake with elk and waterfowl at its edge is bordered by trees on the right. Bierstadt, who was born in Germany, raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and trained at the Düsseldorf Academy, travelled west with Frederick W. Lander's survey expedition in 1859 and made several later trips to paint California, in part to attract visitors and investors. He may have seen the scene on a journey to the Sierra Nevada in 1863, but he painted the picture in his studio in Rome in the winter of 1867–68, and it was exhibited in Europe, where it stirred interest in emigrating to the United States. It measures 183 × 305 cm (72 × 120⅛ in), in a frame about 244 × 367 cm, and is a centrepiece of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's nineteenth-century landscapes.
Sources: Wikipedia · Smithsonian American Art Museum
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 10,500 × 6,298 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 70 × 41 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 12 in) · $100 · 525 ppi
Medium (24 × 14 in) · $150 · 438 ppi
Large (36 × 22 in) · $300 · 286 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of Among the Sierra Nevada, California?
Here. Among the Sierra Nevada, California is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 12 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 14 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 22 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for Among the Sierra Nevada, California?
The file is 10,500 × 6,298 px, so every size is sharp: even Large (36 × 22 in) prints at 286 ppi. Choose Large (36 × 22 in) for a large wall; Small (20 × 12 in) suits a narrower space.
Is it legal to print Among the Sierra Nevada, California?
Yes. Among the Sierra Nevada, 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.
