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By 1882 his fortunes began their decline and he soon lost favor with the public. In recent years there has been a new appreciation of Albert Bierstadt, especially for the smaller oil studies that witness the accuracy of his perception. Bierstadt became internationally reknowned for his beautiful and enormous paintings of the newly accessible American west, and his works found their way into public and private collections at staggeringly high prices for his time.



His popularity and wealth rose to tremendous heights only to fade as the interest in the Boston School and impressionism turned public taste away from his highly detailed landscapes suffused with golden light. By 1895 he declared himself bankrupt.













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