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Albrecht Bierstadt

Dante Serena

Jan 7, 1830

Born in Solingen, Germany January 7, 1830

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1831

Immigrated to New Bedford, Massachusetts when he was 1 years old

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1853 Bierstadt returned to Germany to study art at Düsseldorf School Of Painting

1853

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1859

Bierstadt traveled westward with Frederick W. Lander and created this painting titled The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak

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Guerrilla Warfare was painted

1862

Painting

This was sold for $50,000 (Worth $1,431,232 today)

Bierstadt was drafted to the union in the civil war, he paid for a substitute to serve in his place

1863

Considering the death rate in the civil war was 1 in 4, the substitute most likely died

The Rocky Mountains was painted

1863

Painting

It was sold for $25,000 (Worth $715,616 today)

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