Canadian Rockies (1889) - Albert Bierstadt Poster

Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise) 1889 - A beautiful oil painting by Albert Bierstadt. Although digitally restored, the cracks and fine lines are left intact on this painting to honor the time this painting emerged from.

During his travels in the American and Canadian West, Bierstadt made oil sketches and paintings 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.