Albert Bierstadt
Lake Lucerne
From $100
This painting is warm gold light pouring into a valley between dark granite walls, and a flat copy turns the glow to brown. Our Bierstadt Looking Down Yosemite Valley print was graded so the light stays golden, the cliffs keep their detail and the sky still glows.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch, 36x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a large living room wall, above a sofa, a sideboard or a fireplace. The golds, browns and soft blues look warm with cream, rust and oak, and a gold-toned or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California by Albert Bierstadt
Yosemite, 1863
In the summer of 1863, Albert Bierstadt spent seven weeks in Yosemite Valley with the writer Fitz Hugh Ludlow, sketching. He wrote to a friend that he had found the Garden of Eden.
The valley in gold
This was his first large painting of Yosemite, made two years later. He stands just above the Merced River, looking due west down the valley, with El Capitan rising on the right and Sentinel Rock on the left, and the whole valley flooded with golden light.
Eden saved
Paintings like this thrilled people in the East, and in 1864 President Lincoln signed a bill to protect Yosemite for the public. This painting hangs in the Birmingham Museum of Art, in Alabama.
Read the story
In 1863, Albert Bierstadt wrote to a friend that he had found the Garden of Eden. It was in California.
Bierstadt was born in Germany and grew up in Massachusetts. He trained as a painter in Düsseldorf, and then, in 1859, he started going west.
In the summer of 1863 he travels with his friend, the writer Fitz Hugh Ludlow, all the way to Yosemite Valley, and spends seven weeks there, sketching.
Two years later, in his studio in New York, he paints his first large picture of it.
He stands just above the Merced River, looking due west, down the length of the valley.
On the right rises the great granite wall of El Capitan. On the left, Sentinel Rock. And far away, the spire of Middle Cathedral Rock.
The whole valley is flooded with golden light, as if the place had only just been made.
Paintings like this amazed people in the East, who had never seen anything like it. And in 1864, President Lincoln signed a bill to protect Yosemite for everyone.
Today this painting hangs in the Birmingham Museum of Art, in Alabama.
Look down the valley, into the light.
Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California. Albert Bierstadt, 1865.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
