Albert Bierstadt
American · 1830–1902 · Painter, Printmaker
Albert Bierstadt was a German-American artist best known for his monumental landscapes that glorified the American West. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mount RainierCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $2,153,000≈ £1,320,616≈ €1,496,074Sign up to see
Lander's Peak, WyomingCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,873,000≈ £1,148,868≈ €1,301,508Sign up to see
Sunset Over the Plains [or] Deer in a Sunset LandscapeCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $514,800≈ £328,442≈ €421,967Sign up to see
Albert Bierstadt’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
97
of 110 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
11 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 42 | 36 | 86% | $209kSign up | $49kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Oil | 42 | 36 | 86% | $209kSign up | $49kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Works on paper | 66 | 59 | 89% | $85kSign up | $48.6kSign up | $497kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.5kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.5kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $19.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | $70.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | $84.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $30.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | $18.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 | $39.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $41kSign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 8 | $39.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $41.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $23.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 | $83.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | $85.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $35kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $32.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | $322kSign up |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | $322kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $105kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | $42kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $78.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $35kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $72.8kSign up |