Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California by Albert Bierstadt, 1865 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Created at a moment when

Created at a moment when tourism was blossoming into a modern industry

its numerous architectural landmarks

Peace Bridge

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Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California by Albert Bierstadt, 1865 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Created at a moment whenAlbert Bierstadts Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California (1865) is a luminous celebration of the American sublime by one of the Hudson River Schools leading lights. In this sweeping panorama, the valleys sheer granite walls and winding river open to a radiant, almost spiritual horizon. BierstadtGerman born and American by adoptionwas famed for fusing keen observation with idealized, theatrical light, distilling the awe of the West into scenes that