Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite

Artist Albert Bierstadt American, born Germany (Prussia), 1830–1902

Datecirca 1871–1873

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions36 1/8 × 26 3/8 in. (91.8 × 67 cm)
Frame: 52 1/4 × 42 1/4 × 5 in. (133.4 × 106.7 × 12.7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) and various donors, by exchange

Object number87.9

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Provenance**Created United States, ca. 1871–1873; collection of the artist. Private collection, England; [Christie’s, South Kensington, U.K. May 29, 1984, no. 69 (as The Po-Ho-Ho Falls or Bridal Veil, Yosemite)]; [Don Heald; re-sold to Christie’s]; [Alexander Gallery, New York]; Wayne Lewis, Villanova, PA; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1987.

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