bierstadt albert (nx power lite)
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Born in Germany he emigrated at age two, with his parents and his two brothers in America. In 1853 he returned in Germany to study at the Dusseldorf Art Academy .In 1859 on his return in America he traveled in company of Unites States gouvernment survey by colonel Lauder .This trip was to procure a series of landscape paintings the West America. He was a prolific artist having over 4000 paintings created during his lifetime.
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