Storm on Laramie Peak

Artist Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830 - 1902)

Datec. 1883

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions36 x 54 3/16 inches (91.4 x 137.7 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1997

Object number31.14.36

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextFor many Americans the towering mountains of the Western regions symbolized the greatness of the nation. When Bierstadt first traveled to the Rocky Mountains in 1859 he found a compelling subject that he would continue to portray over the next decades. In Storm on Laramie Peak the artist conveyed the power of nature through dramatic light and cloud effects.

ProvenanceArtist; purchased 1884 by a group of citizens in Louisville, Kentucky; gifted 1885/6 to the Louisville Free Public Library (previously known as Polytechnic Society or Louisville Public Library) Louisville, Kentucky, sale authorized June 19,1990 [1]; (Christie’s, New York, September 27, 1990, lot 50, Sale 7116). unknown. as of 1992 (Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, owner Mark Zaplin); purchased by Michael Graves Brownlee; Estate of Michael Graves Brownlee (Executor of Estate, Nira R. Levin, Forest Grove, Oregon); purchased March 13, 1997 through (Brown Art Consultants) by Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Object file, Louisville Free Public Library Advisory Commission Meeting minutes, June 19, 1990.

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