File:Albert Bierstadt - Wreck of the Ancon.jpg

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Summary

Albert Bierstadt: Wreck of the Ancon in Loring Bay, Alaska  wikidata:Q20488175 reasonator:Q20488175
Artist
Albert Bierstadt  (1830–1902)  wikidata:Q77132
 
Albert Bierstadt
Alternative names
Bierstadt
Description German-American painter, photographer, architectural draftsperson and scenographer
Date of birth/death 7 January 1830 Edit this at Wikidata 18 February 1902 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Solingen Edit this at Wikidata New York City Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
New Bedford, New York City, Irvington, New York, California
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q77132
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Title
Wreck of the "Ancon" in Loring Bay, Alaska Edit this at Wikidata
label QS:Len,"Wreck of the "Ancon" in Loring Bay, Alaska"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
For a description of the events, see [1]
Date 1889
date QS:P571,+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on paper mounted on masonite
Dimensions height: 35.8 cm (14.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 50.1 cm (19.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+35.88U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+50.16U174728
institution QS:P195,Q49133
Current location
Gallery 236
Accession number
47.1250
Place of creation United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
Object history 1889, the artist, until his death in 1902. With Rholfs Gallery, Brooklyn. About 1913, George Good, Brooklyn; by descent to his wife, Mrs. George Good. 1945, with Miss Frances Tarbox, New York; 1945, with Victor Spark, New York; 1945, sold by Victor Spark to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1947, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)
Credit line Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Inscriptions

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AB
References The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Source/Photographer MFA Educators Online
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