Estes Park, Longs Peak

Estes Park, Longs Peak

Artist: Albert Bierstadt (German-American, 1830-1902)

Title: Estes Park, Longs Peak

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by Eric Glaser

Title

Estes Park, Longs Peak

Artist

Eric Glaser

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

"Estes Park, Longs Peak"

Artist: Albert Bierstadt (German-American, 1830-1902)

Title: Estes Park, Longs Peak

Date: 1877

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: Height: 62 in (157.4 cm); Width: 98 in (248.9 cm)

Collection: Denver Art Museum, Denver Colorado USA

(Lent by the Denver Public Library, Western History Division)

Exhibition History:

"BackStory: Western American Art in Context"—History Colorado, 3/18/2017 - 2/11/2018

Inscriptions: BL "Bierstadt" in paint

Estes Park, Longs Peak by Albert Bierstadt was created as a commission by Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, the fourth Earle of Dunraven of Ireland, and an original landowner of thousands of acres in and around Estes Park, many of which now make up a large portion of the park.

Bierstadt was an academically trained artist and his paintings typically symbolized the discovery and exploration of the American wilderness. His painting Estes Park, Longs Peak represents a romanticized style of landscape painting and bears exaggerated details characteristic of Bierstadt’s art, such as the added height of Longs Peak and the dramatic clouds.

Text Credit: Denver Art Museum

Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Paul Hermans)

Additional image editing by Eric Glaser

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March 21st, 2021