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The Last of the Buffalo

by Albert Bierstadt · 1888

The Last of the Buffalo by Albert Bierstadt

Artist

Albert Bierstadt was a German-American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. He joined several journeys of the westward expansion to paint the scenes. He was not the first artist to record the sites, but he was the foremost painter of them for the remainder of the 19th century.

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Artwork

The Last of the Buffalo by Albert Bierstadt (1888) is currently displayed at National Gallery of Art.

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Artist
Albert Bierstadt
Year
1888
Movement
Hudson River School
Country
United States
Location
National Gallery of Art