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| Keywords: Rocky Mountain Landscape by Albert Bierstadt, 1870.jpg Artwork Creator Albert Bierstadt Rocky Mountain Landscape 1870 oil on canvas cm 93 139 1 White House Washington D C United States Notes from Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 <br> When Albert Bierstadt painted Rocky Mountain Landscape in 1870 he had not seen the Rockies for seven years He worked from studies made in 1863 This painting is a combination of elements drawn from different sketches and diverse landscapes The contrast of the darkened proscenium and wings with the light-struck sky and water enhances the scene The eye moves into the space by diagonal steps from the family of deer the only animate objects in the painting just right of center to the stand of trees to the right distance and to the soaring cathedral rock across the water Finally the most distant snow-covered peaks are seen at top left center The White House Historical Association PD-art Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 98 PD-old-100 Landscape paintings of the United States by Albert Bierstadt Rocky Mountains in art 19th-century mountain paintings Paintings in the White House 1870 paintings in the United States 1870s landscape paintings | ||||
