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Montañas Rocosas, Pico Lander

1863
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 760
Las imágenes de las Montañas Rocosas cimentaron la fama de Bierstadt, originario de Alemania, como el pintor emblemático del Oeste americano. Este cuadro, basado en una expedición que el artista y el coronel Frederic W. Lander hicieron en 1859 a lo que es hoy día Wyoming y Utah, promovió el concepto de la frontera como territorio nacional y dio alas a la doctrina del destino manifiesto, la creencia muy extendida de que los estadounidenses eran dueños del continente por voluntad divina. La composición simétrica está organizada con simples pero audaces contrastes lumínicos. En primer plano, se vislumbra un campamento de indios shoshones. Con este cuadro monumental, exhibido en público con gran encomio, Bierstadt se convirtió en rival de Frederic Church, que por aquel entonces era el paisajista más importante de los Estados Unidos.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Montañas Rocosas, Pico Lander
  • Artista: Albert Bierstadt, estadounidense, 1830–1902
  • Fecha: 1863
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 1,87 x 3,07 m
  • Crédito: Fondo Rogers, 1907
  • Número de inventario: 07.123
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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