Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise)

Title (Dublin Core): Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise)
Description (Dublin Core): During his travels in the American and Canadian West, Bierstadt made oil sketches such as this one, which he used, back in his New York studio, for reference in concocting the huge, carefully detailed panoramic scenes that brought him critical acclaim during the 1860s and 1870s. By the end of the century, American viewers had come to appreciate the more modest landscape observations of Barbizon and Impressionist painters, and Bierstadt’s sketches were themselves valued as fresh, direct records of the places he had visited.
Creator (Dublin Core): Bierstadt, Albert
Medium (Dublin Core): Oil on Canvas
Date (Dublin Core): ca. 1889
Extent (Dublin Core): Dimensions: 73 1/2 x 120 3/4 in. (186.7 x 306.7 cm)
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): Rocky Mountains; North and Central America
Subject (Dublin Core): mountains; Nature; lakes (bodies of water)
Rights (Dublin Core): This work is in the public domain.
Type (Dublin Core): mountain landscapes (visual works)
Format (Dublin Core): oil paintings (visual works); canvas paintings
Publisher (Dublin Core): The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance (Dublin Core): Bequest of Ruth Alms Barnard, 1981