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Piz Bernina, Switzerland
Albert Bierstadt (American (born in Germany), 1830–1902)
about 1880–90
Medium/Technique
Oil on paper mounted on Masonite
Dimensions
35.24 x 49.21 cm (13 7/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession Number47.1255
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower right: ABierstadt [AB in monogram]; Reverse, before mounting: Rocky Mts. Colo.
ProvenanceThe artist, until his death in 1902; with Rholfs, Brooklyn; George Good, Brooklyn, around 1913; to Mrs. George Good; with Miss Frances Tarbox, New York, 1946; with John Mitchell, New York, 1946; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1946; to MFA, 1947, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.