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Albert Bierstadt, American (b. Germany), 1830-1902, "Yosemite Valley," ca. 1865, oil on canvas,…
Yosemite Valley
Albert Bierstadt, American (b. Germany), 1830-1902, "Yosemite Valley," ca. 1865, oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 30 in. (55.2 x 76.2 cm), The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, Gift of Franklin and Mary Renz to the Pruyn Family Collection, 1976.1. Photograph: mclaughlinphoto.com For FACEBOOK: Albert Bierstadt, American (b. Germany), 1830-1902, "Yosemite Valley," ca. 1865, oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 30 in. (55.2 x 76.2 cm), The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, 1976.1. Photograph: mclaughlinphoto.com

Yosemite Valley

Artist Albert Bierstadt American, b. Germany, 1830 - 1902
Dateca. 1865
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsStretcher: 21 3/4 × 30 in. (55.2 × 76.2 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 30 3/4 x 37 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (78.1 x 95.9 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York.
Object number1976.1
On View
On view
Collections
  • American Paintings & Sculpture
SignedSigned lower left in red: "ABierstadt" with the A and B conjoined
DescriptionLandcape of the so-called portal to/ tunnel view of Yosemite Valley with Cathedral Rocks and Bridal Veil Falls on the right and El Capitan on the left. both in the distance. The Merced River fills the middle and foreground. A deer stands on the shore, at the foreground center.Exhibition History"Masters of the Hudson River School", The Hyde Collection, May 7 - June 19, 1994.

"Family Matters: American Impressionism and Realism," The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, Apr. 27- July 27, 2003.

"A Glens Falls Legacy: The Pruyn Family; A Shared Life: Selections from the Pruyn Family Collection", Charles R. Wood Gallery, The Hyde Collection, June 8 - Aug. 24, 2008.

"50 at 50: Five Decades of Collecting at the Hyde". Wood Gallery, Education Wing, Hyde House, The Hyde Collection. Glens Falls, January 16, 2013 -April 14, 2013Provenance1940's, Mary Hyde Whitney (daughter of Louis F. and Charlotte P. Hyde)
1972, Monroe, CT, Mary Renz (by inheritance)
1976, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust