Albert Bierstadt
Lake Lucerne
From $100
This painting is silver storm clouds, a shaft of sunlight and dark trees by a river, and a flat copy loses the light. Our Bierstadt Mount Starr King print was graded against the Cleveland Museum of Art’s own photograph, so the sunbeams glow and the shadows stay deep.
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 living room, a study or a bedroom. The silvers, greens and soft golds look calm with cream, sage and oak, and a black or natural frame suits it.
About the painting
Mount Starr King, Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt
Yosemite, 1863
In the summer of 1863 Albert Bierstadt visited Yosemite Valley and filled sketchbooks. Back in his New York studio he turned them into large paintings, like this view of the distant granite peak of Mount Starr King.
Light after rain
Storm clouds part, and sunbeams fall on the dome. Tall trees stand by a calm river, and on the bank two Native Americans rest with a packhorse, a reminder that Indigenous peoples had lived in and visited Yosemite for thousands of years.
Saving Yosemite
Paintings like this thrilled audiences in the East and helped the first movements to protect wild places. In 1864 Lincoln signed a bill preserving Yosemite; it became a national park in 1890. This painting belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Read the story
Storm clouds are parting over Yosemite, and the sun is breaking through.
In the summer of 1863, Albert Bierstadt visits Yosemite Valley and fills his sketchbooks.
Back in his New York studio, he turns those sketches into large paintings. This one, from 1866, looks toward a distant granite dome: Mount Starr King.
Shafts of sunlight fall through the clouds onto the peak. Tall trees stand by a calm river, and the meadow glows.
And on the bank, very small, two Native Americans rest with a packhorse.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, which owns the painting, reminds us that Indigenous peoples had lived in and visited Yosemite for thousands of years, before they were forced from their lands.
Paintings like this thrilled audiences in the East, and helped the first movements to protect wild places.
In 1864 President Lincoln signed a bill preserving Yosemite, and in 1890 it became a national park.
The painting's first owner bought it straight from the artist. It came to Cleveland in 1922.
Look for the light on the dome, and the two travellers by the river.
Mount Starr King, Yosemite. Albert Bierstadt, 1866.
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.
