Tag: Albert Bierstadt

Making a bucket list for your Grand Tour and what to not skip over. Paintings of the often visited tourist attraction the Grotta Azzurra, Capri. Different artists and different times. You can buy a 2024 version too.

The Grotta Azzurra, Capri. 19th c. Oil on canvas. Italian school. Image © Bonhams 2001-2024. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30162/lot/16/italian-school-19th-century-the-grotta-azzurra-capri/


The blue grotto (La Grotta Azzurra) in Capri. 1861. Danish, artist not known. Oil on wood. Image ©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation.  Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.artnet.com/artists/anonymous-danish-19/the-blue-grotto-la-grotta-azzurra-in-capri-h1zMRBnYOFHiZ5VHWaa1Dw2
The Blue Grotto, Capri. 1857-1860. American. Oil on cardboard. Albert Bierstadt, painter (1830-1902). Signed on the lower left. Collections of the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. CCo License 0. via https://art.thewalters.org/detail/24607/the-blue-grotto-capri/
Capri – La Grotta Azzurra. 1908 postcard. Domenico Trampetti, Naples, Italy publisher. San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection, University of San Diego, Copley Library Special Collections. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digital.sandiego.edu/pcsouthernitaly/73/
Grotta azzurra, Capri, Italy. April 28, 2008 image. Frédéric de Goldschmidt http://www.frederic.net, author. Cco License 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grotta_azzurra.jpg

Paintings of Salerno which is near Naples in Italy. Various dates but mostly from the time when every aspiring artist lived in Rome at least for a little while, generally with lots of what we would call studio shares so they could afford it.

“Bay of Salerno.” 1858. German. Albert Bierstadt, artist (1830-1902). Image © Art.com. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.art.com/gallery/id–a1488-b175692/albert-bierstadt-beach-landscapes-posters.htm
“A View of the Bay of Salerno from Behind.” 19th c. German. Oil on canvas. August Riedel, artist (1799-1883). Image © 2002 Matthiesen Fine Art Ltd. Fair use license. via https://matthiesengallery.com/work_of_art/a-view-of-the-bay-of-salerno-from-behind
“Bay of Salerno or Southern Landscape.” 1881. French. Oil on canvas. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, artist (1841-1919). Collections of the Musée d’art moderne André Malraux, le Havre. Image . © MuMa Le Havre / Florian Kleinefenn. Fair use license. via http://www.muma-lehavre.fr/en/collections/artworks-in-context/impressionism/renoir-bay-salerno-or-southern-landscape
“Ruins of Paestum near Salerno: The Three Temples.” 1782. British. Watercolor, pencil and pen and ink on paper. John Robert Cozens (1752–1799), artist. Collections of the Gallery Oldham. Cc0 license CC BY-NC-ND. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/ruins-of-paestum-near-salerno-the-three-temples-232980

More butterflies by American painter Albert Bierstadt with colors as grand as his Western sunsets. No, maybe better.

Blue butterfly. 1893. American. Oil and pencil on paper. Signed and dated “Albert Bierstadt with love for ‘Jane, July 9, 1898” on the lower right. Image © 2002-2020 LiveAuctioneers and Jackson Hole Art Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/88553671_blue-butterfly-by-albert-bierstadt-1830-1902
Butterfly. American. Print of a butterfly in oil and pencil on paper signed by Albert Bierstadt in the lower right hand corner. Image © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc.  Fair use license. via https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Butterfly-by-Albert-Bierstadt/dp/B07CSTXC7F
Butterfly. 1895. American. Watercolor and gouache. Albert Bierstadt, artist. Signed and dated “Albert Bierstadt May 1, 1895” on the lower right. Image © 2020 Heritage Auctions. Fair use license. via https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/albert-bierstadt-american-1830-1902-butterfly-1895watercolor-and-gouache-on-paper8in-x-10insigned-and/a/628-23124.s
Butterfly. 1890. Watercolor. Albert Bierstadt, artist. Signed and dated “Albert Bierstadt May 2, 1890.” Image © 1999 – 2020 SKINNER, INC,  Fair use license. via https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3100B/lots/263
Moth. December 16, 1890. American. Watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board. Albert Bierstadt, artist (1830-1902). Signed and dated Albert Bierstadt/Dec 16/90 on the lower right. Image © Christie’s 2025. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6519636?ldp_breadcrumb=back
Butterfly. December 16, 1890. American. Watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board. Albert Bierstadt, artist (1830-1902). Signed and dated Albert Bierstadt/Dec 16/90 on the lower right. Image © Christie’s 2025. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6519637?ldp_breadcrumb=back

Paintings of buffalo being free out in the American West. Painted by German-American artist Albert Bierstadt (1830- 1902) who was a member of the Hudson River School.

"Buffalo Trail." ca. 1867.
“Buffalo Trail.” ca. 1867. Oil on canvas, Image © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Fair use license. via https://printsondemand.mfa.org/detail/476095/bierstadt-the-buffalo-trail-about-1867

"Buffalo on the Plains." ca. 1890.
“Buffalo on the Plains.” ca. 1890. Image ©2015 – 2017 Galerie Munk. Fair use license. via https://galerie-munk.de/app/studio/MTA3OTk0

"Buffalo." Late 19th c. Sketch.
“Buffalo.” Late 19th c. Sketch. Oil on paper. Signed, “ABierstadt” in lower right; Inscribed in pencil, sketches of two figures on horses on verso. Image ©2019 Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa. Fair use license. via https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01261175

Butterflies painted by Albert Bierstadt with colors as grand as his Western sunsets. No, maybe better.

1893.
1893. Oil and pencil on pasteboard. Image © White House Collection/White House Historical Association. Fair use license. via Facebook and https://www.artsy.net/artwork/albert-bierstadt-butterfly

Green butterfly. No date.
Green butterfly. No date. Oil and pencil on paper. Image © 2019 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.133.html/2008/american-paintings-n08414

1890.
1890. Gouache on paper. In the public domain due to age. via https://pixels.com/featured/butterfly-1890-albert-bierstadt.html

1898.
1898. Oil and pencil on paper laid down on board. Image © 2019 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/american-art-n10048/lot.82.html

Yellow butterfly. ca. 1890.
Yellow butterfly. ca. 1890. Oil and graphite. Collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. Image Courtesy of the Yale University Art Gallery. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yellow_Butterfly_by_Albert_Bierstadt.jpeg

Paintings of the American West from the other side of 1900. Albert Bierstadt, painter (1830-1902).

"Sunrise at Glacier Station." 1889-1890.
“Sunrise at Glacier Station.” 1889-1890. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via http://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2012/02/albert-bierstadt-landscape-painter-part_27.html

"Island of New Providence." 1891.
“Island of New Providence.” 1891. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://ludwig-mies-vanderrohe.blogspot.com/2012/02/albert-bierstadt-landscape-painter-part.html

"The Morteratsch Glacier, Upper Engadine Valley, Pontresina." 1895.
“The Morteratsch Glacier, Upper Engadine Valley, Pontresina.” 1895. Collection of the Brooklyn Museum. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://visualelsewhere.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/albert-bierstadt-brooklyn-museum-the-morteratsch-glacier-upper-engadine-valley-pontresina-18

Landscapes of the American West a bit back by painter Albert Bierstadt. Living from 1830 to 1902, he was German but visited America many times. Member of the Hudson River school. A selection from the holdings of the Haggin Museum, Stockton, California.

"Yosemite Valley." ca. 1863-1875.
“Yosemite Valley.” ca. 1863-1875. Image © Haggin Museum, Stockton. Fair use license. via http://hagginmuseum.org/Collections/AlbertBierstadt/YosemiteValley

"Sunset in the Yosemite Valley." ca. 1868.
“Sunset in the Yosemite Valley.” ca. 1868. Image © Haggin Museum, Stockton. Fair use license. via http://hagginmuseum.org/Collections/AlbertBierstadt/SunsetintheYosemiteValley.

"Mount Sir Donald, Asulkan Glacier." ca. 1890.
“Mount Sir Donald, Asulkan Glacier.” ca. 1890. Image © Haggin Museum, Stockton. Fair use license. via http://hagginmuseum.org/Collections/AlbertBierstadt/MountSirDonaldAsulkanGlacier

"Evening on Oneida Lake." After 1875.
“Evening on Oneida Lake.” After 1875. Image © Haggin Museum, Stockton. Fair use license. via http://hagginmuseum.org/Collections/AlbertBierstadt/EveningonOneidaLake

Tropical landscapes so well done you can almost hear the trade winds blowing through the palm trees. American. 19th century except for the last.

"Fishing in the tropics." Undated.
“Fishing in the tropics.” Undated. Oil on canvas. Edwin Felix Kanute, artist (1852-1935). Image © Doyle Auctions. Fair use license. via https://doyle.com/auctions/17am01-american-paintings-furniture-decorative-arts/catalogue/36-kanute-edwin-felix

"Tropical landscape with fishing boats." Undated.
“Tropical landscape with fishing boats.” Undated. Oil on canvas. Albert Bierstadt, artist (1830-1902). In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bierstadt_Albert_Tropical_Landscape_with_Fishing_Boats_in_Bay.jpg

"Sunset, Tropical Marshes, Florida." ca. 1880.
“Sunset, Tropical Marshes, Florida.” ca. 1880. Oil on canvas. Martin Johnson Heade, artist (1819-1904). Collection of the Morse Museum. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/paintings/heade-painting

"Tropical landscape." 1853.
“Tropical landscape.” 1853. Oil on canvas. Frederic Edwin Church, artist (1826-1900). In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/styles/hudson-river-school/tropical-landscape-1873

"Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida." 1904.
“Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida.” 1904. Watercolor over graphite on paper. Winslow Homer, artist (1836-1910). Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_Red_Shirt,_Homosassa,_Florida_(1904).jpg