Bierstadt - "Storm in the Rockies, Mt. Rosalie" (1869)

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  Albert Bierstadt (German-American, 1830-1902). "Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie" chromolithograph by H.M. Long, published by Thomas McLean, London, UK, 1869. Signed & dated 1866 (date for the original painting) in plate. A grand chromolithograph of Albert Bierstadt's "Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie" presenting a landscape inspired by sketches created during an 1863 expedition to the Colorado Rockies capturing Mt. Rosalie (now Mount Evans). The composition features a Native American hunting scene in the foreground, a waterfall leading to a lake (based on the Upper and Lower Chicago Lakes near Denver) in the middle ground, and Mt. Rosalie (now Mt. Evans) amidst threatening storm clouds but spot lit by a magical break in the clouds at the upper left. A grand landscape of the American West that reflects Bierstadt's understanding of Manifest Destiny as well as his audience's appetite for the dramatic sublime and, somewhat paradoxically, nearly photographic details, set in a custom, museum-quality frame behind glass. Size (sight view): 18" L x 32" W (45.7 cm x 81.3 cm) Size (frame): 32.75" L x 46.75" W (83.2 cm x 118.7 cm)
  
  Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was born in Germany, near Dusseldorf; however, he grew up in the United States. In his twenties he returned to Germany to study at the reputable Dusseldorf Academy. In addition to this school's tradition of heroic painting, the Hudson River School tradition would greatly impact the young Bierstadt who would go on to be best known for his grand paintings of the American West. Depicting the breathtaking beauty of such awe-inspiring locales as the Rocky Mountains and Yosemite Valley, Bierstadt's art also reflected the notion of Manifest Destiny in support of westward expansion.
  
  The original painting "Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie" is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art (accession number 76.79). As noted on their website, "In 1863, Albert Bierstadt made an arduous expedition to Colorado in order to gather studies of the region for this monumental painting, executed three years later in his New York studio. For the final canvas, he exercised artistic license-rearranging some landmarks and exaggerating the scale of others-to maximize the visual interest of this Rocky Mountain landscape. The picture toured the country on a yearlong exhibition and thrilled audiences with its dual effects of sublime grandeur and reportorial detail. Soaring peaks, expansive valleys, and turbulent weather conditions create a dramatic backdrop for the meticulously detailed flora and a Native American hunting scene in the foreground. Mt. Rosalie (now Mt. Evans) appears in spotlight within a ring of dark clouds in the upper left corner of the composition. Bierstadt established his artistic reputation with 'Great Pictures' of the American West that embodied the national agenda of expansionism known as Manifest Destiny."
  
  Of note: According to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, "The painting had a personal significance, for 'Mt. Rosalie' (now Mount Evans) was named by the artist in honor of his traveling companion's wife, Rosalie Osborne Ludlow, whom Bierstadt would marry in 1866 following her divorce."
  
  An invoice from Selker Fine Art, Cleveland, Ohio dated December 16, 2006 lists the price of this chromolithograph (with a different frame) at $9500.
  
  Provenance: private Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Hugh K. Tirrell estate, representative Priscilla T. Bisher, purchased from Selker Fine Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  
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  Signed and dated 1866 in the plate (one boulder at lower right). Mounted in a custom, museum-quality frame with a linen matte behind glass. Chromolithograph has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in overall excellent condition. Framing is excellent. Professional suspension hardware (Wallbuddies) on verso and ready to display.
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