Albert Bierstad art life

While preparing the study of Albert Bierstadt oil paintings, i kept seperate the three units of the text--- the chronology, the essay and the discussion of the plates. Althought some repetition was necessary, each is a disinct entity and should be read in sequence to obtain a rounded picture of the artist. In the last unit, i considerboth stylistic and iconographic matters according to the nature of the work under discussion but without following an particular scheme. Despite Bierstadt's popularity and the general diffusion of knowledge concerning his works. This is the first exentsive consideration of his style.Surprisingly, many of Albert bierstadts's paintings, even major works, ar still not accurately dated. Since such a task was beyond the scope of this blog. I have generally followed the dates given elsewhere. I do however suggest interpretations of several works and aspects of bierstadts's career that reach well beyond those offered by the authors of the two principal sources of inforamtion about Albert Bierstadt.