Nov 2, 2021 11:00 EST
American Paintings & Prints
63
Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt
American, 1830-1902
Valley of the Po , 1857
Signed with conjoined initials ABierstadt and dated Rome 1857 (lr)
Oil on canvas
28 1/4 x 44 inches
Exhibited:
Saint Louis, MO, Saint Louis Art Museum, 2012-2020, long term loan.
This work is included in the Albert Bierstadt database being compiled in preparation for a catalogue raisonne of the artist's paintings.
We would like to thank Melissa Webster Speidel, President of the Bierstadt Foundation and Director of the Albert Bierstadt catalogue raisonné project, for her assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.
Sold for $18,750
Estimated at $25,000 - $45,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Albert Bierstadt
American, 1830-1902
Valley of the Po , 1857
Signed with conjoined initials ABierstadt and dated Rome 1857 (lr)
Oil on canvas
28 1/4 x 44 inches
Exhibited:
Saint Louis, MO, Saint Louis Art Museum, 2012-2020, long term loan.
This work is included in the Albert Bierstadt database being compiled in preparation for a catalogue raisonne of the artist's paintings.
We would like to thank Melissa Webster Speidel, President of the Bierstadt Foundation and Director of the Albert Bierstadt catalogue raisonné project, for her assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.
Under UV light one can see 8 areas of restoration each approximately 2 inches in diameter or smaller. They are located near the edges and corners. other spots of inpainting can be found scattered throughout. Craquelure. Surface soiling. the work has been relined.
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Auction: American Paintings & Prints, Nov 2, 2021
