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Clouds before Sunset.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain photograph.

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Clouds before Sunset.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain photograph.

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Edward Bierstadt was an American painter who was born on 7 January 1824 in Solingen, Prussia (now Germany). He was the younger brother of the famous landscape painter Albert Bierstadt. Edward Bierstadt studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy in Germany before moving to the United States in 1850. In the United States, Bierstadt worked as a portrait painter and magazine illustrator. He also created landscapes and genre scenes that were popular with collectors. Bierstadt's paintings often depicted rural life and the American West. He was known for his detailed and realistic depictions of nature. Bierstadt became a member of the National Academy of Design in 1860 and exhibited his work there regularly. He also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Boston Art Club. In 1870 Bierstadt moved to San Francisco, where he continued to paint landscapes of the American West. Edward Bierstadt died in New York City on 18 February 1906. His work is in the collections of several museums, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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1859 - 1867
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J. Paul Getty Museum
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