Artwork
Lake Tahoe, California
Lake Tahoe, California is an oil painting by the Hudson River School artist Albert Bierstadt. It dates from 1867 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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Subject & Meaning
Albert Bierstadt's 1867 oil painting, Lake Tahoe, California, depicts the titular natural landmark located in the Sierra Nevada. As a landscape work, the piece presents the lake and its surrounding environment, capturing the specific geography of the region. The subject matter focuses on the scenic beauty of this Californian location, rendered in oil on canvas.
Technique & Style
Created in 1867, this landscape is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 55.56 cm in height and 76.2 cm in width. As a painting by Albert Bierstadt, it depicts the natural scenery of Lake Tahoe, California, adhering to the conventions of the landscape genre.
History & Provenance
It was later acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which has documented its provenance from Bierstadt’s studio to the museum’s permanent holdings.
Albert Bierstadt painted Lake Tahoe, California in 1867, an oil on canvas landscape now held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The work entered the museum’s collection shortly after its creation and remains on view in the American art galleries. Its dimensions are 55.56 cm high by 76.2 cm wide.
The painting was first exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York in 1868, where it drew critical attention for its dramatic portrayal of the American West. It was later acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which has documented its provenance from Bierstadt’s studio to the museum’s permanent holdings.
The work’s creation history is tied to Bierstadt’s 1867 expedition to the Sierra Nevada, during which he made sketches that informed the composition. These sketches were later developed into the finished canvas, reflecting the artist’s fascination with the region’s luminous light and expansive terrain.
Overview
Lake Tahoe, California is a painting created by Albert Bierstadt in 1867. It is an oil-on-canvas work held in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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Artist
Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 – February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West.
