Among the Sierra Nevada, California

Among the Sierra Nevada, California
ArtistAlbert Bierstadt
Year1868
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions180 cm × 305.12 cm (72 in × 120.125 in)[1]
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

Among the Sierra Nevada, California (also known as Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains) is an 1868 oil-on-canvas painting by German-American artist Albert Bierstadt which depicts a landscape scene of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. Created at his studio in Rome, the painting was exhibited throughout Europe, creating interest in immigration to the United States. Measuring 72 by 120+18 inches (183 by 305 cm), the painting is a centerpiece of the 19th-century landscape collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

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