Live Auction 2238819th Century American & Western Art
ALBERT BIERSTADT (1830-1902)
Lot 247

ALBERT BIERSTADT (1830-1902)

Farallon Islands

Closed18 January 2024

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ALBERT BIERSTADT (1830-1902)
Farallon Islands
signed with initials in monogram 'ABierstadt' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on masonite
14 x 20 ¾ in. (35.6 x 52.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1872.

Acquired by the present owner, circa 1960s.

Specialist note

The present work depicts a rock formation in the Farallon Islands nicknamed the "Devil's Teeth" by nineteenth century mariners. Bierstadt depicts Southeast Farallon Island with Arch Rock at center and Sugarloaf at right. The artist visited the Islands, located off the coast of San Francisco, in April 1872.