Summer Americana Auction

Lot 20:

After the Storm. Attr. to Albert Bierstadt or Follower.

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Start price: $2,500

Estimated price: $5,000 - $8,000

Buyer's premium: 20%

After the Storm Attributed to Albert Bierstadt (American 1830-1902) or Follower. Oil on canvas 16 x 26 1/4 inches. In a period gilt frame, 26 x 36 inches. No signature is apparent. An autumn landscape of a sunlit meadow with departing storm clouds overhead and cows grazing below. Condition: Minor surface grime and craquelure. Wax lined. Blacklight reveals touch-up along left and right edges, and a repaired 1-inch tear in the lower left quadrant.

Provenance: The Caldwell Gallery, Manlius, NY.