Yosemite Falls

Bierstadt's reputation was firmly established in the early 1860s through paintings celebrating natural wonders of the American West that expeditions had begun to survey only a decade before. The grandeur of the Rockies and the Sierra Nevadas, acclaimed in newspapers and popular literature back East, aroused national pride in these newfound natural splendors rivaling Europe's great Alps in the public's imagination. During his second trip west in 1863, Bierstadt visited Yosemite Valley, making oil sketches and drawings that would serve as studies for finished paintings he would compose in his New York studio. In contrast to canvases that suggest the expansiveness of the western landscape in monumental scale, the Museum's painting of Yosemite Falls is modest in its dimensions. Dramatic interest is created through the interplay of atmospheric affects: the spray from the falls above and the glassy reflections in the still water below.

Conservation Framing
Each double mat may vary from print to print according to which frame you choose. If you would like to
have a particular color of mat just call 1-302-875-2258 to place your order. The best matching color is used for
each individual print and is not always the color shown here.

Each print is framed using Conservation Acid Free & Lignin Free, Alkaline pH buffered mat board & backing.
We use glass that blocks approximately 47% of the ultraviolet spectrum to protect against harmful UV Rays.
In conservation framing, We use only Museum Quality materials and procedures that will have no adverse
effects on a piece of artwork and will protect the artwork from external damage.

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