Sunrise in the Sierras
ca. 1872
- Medium
- oil on paper mounted on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 34.3 × 47.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-140350
In 1872, Albert Bierstadt traveled deep into Kings River canyon in the South Sierra Nevada with the geologist Clarence King. He created many paintings on this trip, believing that people back East would be fascinated by images of the distant western states. In Sunrise in the Sierras the sunlight bouncing off the tips of the mountains emphasizes the vivid color of the rock against the dark, unfini…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Orrin Wickersham June
Registry history
- ca. 1872 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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