Bierstadt Chromolithograph, Storm in the Rocky

BIERSTADT, Albert (1830-1902).
(Mt. Evans) Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie.
Chromolithograph.
London, 1869.
18" x 27 1/2" visible; 30 1/4" x 39 1/4" framed.

Property of the former Publisher of the Omaha World Herald Magnificent view of Mt. Rosalie (now Mt. Evans) in Colorado by Albert Bierstadt.“The pinnacle of chromolithography as both a high-quality form of art reproduction and a commercially viable medium” (Marzio, Democratic Art)This work was started during the artist's trip to Colorado in 1863 and finished in his studio in New York in 1866. This chromolithograph was issued by Thomas McLean as a pair to The Rocky Mountains (Landers Peak). It was reported at the time that no fewer than twenty, and as many as thirty, stones were used to capture the rich, sumptuous palette of the original painting, which is now in the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and measures approximately 12 feet by 7 feet.