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    The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California, (painting).
    Artist: 
    Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902, painter.
    Title: 
    The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California, (painting).
    Other Titles: 
    Redwood Trees, (painting).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1872-1873.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Oil on paper mounted on cardboard.
    Dimensions: 
    29 13/16 x 21 5/16 in. (75.7 x 54.2 cm)
    Inscription: 
    (Lower left:) ABierstadt signed
    Description: 
    In a forest of tall trees, the Grizzly Giant Sequoia stands left of center.
    Subject: 
    Landscape -- Tree -- Giant Sequoia Tree
    Landscape -- Tree -- Redwood Tree
    Landscape -- Forest -- Mariposa Grove
    Landscape -- California -- Mariposa County
    Object Type: 
    Painting
    Owner: 
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036 Accession Number: 53.30
    Provenance: 
    Gift of Major, Robert C., Dr.,
    References: 
    Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 158-159.
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973.
    Hendricks, Gordon, "Albert Bierstadt: painter of the American West," NY: H. N. Abrams, published in association with the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1974, no. CL-6.
    "A Retrospective Exhibition: Albert Bierstadt 1830-1902," Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1964, no. 34.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 159.
    Hendricks, Gordon, "Albert Bierstadt: painter of the American West," NY: H. N. Abrams, published in association with the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1974, pg. CL-6.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAP 02960009
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