# Gathering Storm

**Albert Bierstadt** (American, 1830–1902)  
(c. 1857-1858)  
Oil on paper mounted on paperboard  
6 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (17.4 x 24.7 cm)

Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, 66.503. [The museum's record](https://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/artwork/?edanUrl=edanmdm:hmsg_66.503).

## About this work

Albert Bierstadt painted this ((c. 1857-1858)), aged about 27. It is now at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Albert Bierstadt](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/albert-bierstadt)

American, 1830–1902; born in Solingen; died in New York

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was about 27
- Real size: about 7 × 9½ in (17 × 25 cm). The 8 × 10 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Hudson River School](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/hudson-river-school)
- Colour: grey
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1826.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1826/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3

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