ALBERT BIERSTADT (American, 1830-1902). Ruins-Campagna of Rome, 1867. Oil on card. 8 x 13 inches (20.3 x 33.0 cm). Inscr...

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ALBERT BIERSTADT (American, 1830-1902)
Ruins-Campagna of Rome, 1867
Oil on card
8 x 13 inches (20.3 x 33.0 cm)
Inscribed in pencil verso: Ruins-Campagna of Rome, 1867
Signed lower right: ABierstadt

THE JEAN AND GRAHAM DEVOE WILLIFORD CHARITABLE TRUST

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's, New York, American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture (sale 6336), September 24, 1992, lot 53, illus. (titled as Ruins in the Roman Campagna).

The success that Bierstadt experienced in the Unites States with his large-scale paintings of the American West led him back to Europe, from 1867-69, where he exhibited them. Bierstadt's work was widely accepted in Europe and praise quickly transformed into countless awards and accolades including a private audience with Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales in 1868. His paintings were exhibited in Paris, London, Rome, and Berlin, where he received a gold medal at the Royal Academy. On this trip the artist spent time sketching in the Alps, and took studios in Paris and in Rome, where he took advantage of the opportunity to produce this oil sketch of the Roman Campagna.


More information about ALBERT BIERSTADT. See also: Bierstadt, Albert, Albert Bierstadt Artist.



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