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On the Sweetwater Near the Devil's Gate
Albert Bierstadt1860
National Academy of Design
New York, United States
Bierstadt began this painting during the course of the year that he first visited the American West, traveling in the company of Frederick W. Lander's official geographic survey expedition. The artist's attention to meteorological, geological, and topographical detail in the painting reflects the documentary nature of their journey.
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- Title: On the Sweetwater Near the Devil's Gate
- Creator: Albert Bierstadt
- Creator Lifespan: 1830/1902
- Date: 1860
- Physical Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 18 in.
- Provenance: Gift of the artist, NA diploma presentation, December 17, 1860
- Type: Painting, Oil on canvas
- External Link: http://www.nationalacademy.org/collections/artists/detail/1113/#/grid/2196
- Medium: Oil on millboard
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