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Farallon Islands, Pacific Ocean, California
Farallon Islands, Pacific Ocean, California

Farallon Islands, Pacific Ocean, California

Artist Albert Bierstadt (American, born Prussia, 1830 - 1902)
Date1872
MediumOil on paperboard; mounted on chipboard
DimensionsUnframed: 13 3/4 × 19 inches (34.93 × 48.26 cm)
Framed: 19 × 24 1/4 inches (48.26 × 61.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of JoZach Miller IV
Object numberF92-11
SignedSigned lower right: ABierstadt
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DescriptionThe painting depicts a view of the Pacific Ocean from a rocky coast. left, seals are sunning on the rocks; at center foreground and right, penguins are flocked on the rocks. middle distance is the sea bathed in light with the Farallon Islands visible in the distance.Published References
NAMA 1991, 104–5.
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