Gallery

Artist

Albert Bierstadt

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

13 3/4 × 19 in. (34.9 × 48.3 cm)

“Untitled and undated, Mount Hood has also been identified as a view of Mount Rainier from the Puyallup River Valley in Washington State. Hood and Rainier are both volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range and both have similar profiles, making a precise determination of the subject difficult. The dating of the painting is equally problematic, as Bierstadt is known to have traveled to the region on several occasions beginning as early as 1863.” “Mount Hood is typical of the oil sketches that Bierstadt made in addition to his finished paintings. Relatively free of the formula compositions and exaggerated effects that appear in many of Bierstadt's large studio canvases, in Mount Hood, Bierstadt employs a reduced palette of blues and browns that effectively conveys the impression of natural light. Avoiding the dramatic storm clouds and fiery sunsets that feature so centrally in his larger paintings"