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Nevada Falls, Yosemite

1872 or 1873
Not on view
At Nevada Falls in California’s Yosemite Valley, the Merced River plunges over a high ledge onto a jumble of boulders almost six hundred feet below, creating a torrent of white water and plumes of spray. Tourists were able to visit Nevada Falls by climbing a rocky trail that rose 1,840 feet in elevation from Vernal Falls, a mile and a half downstream. Bierstadt signals this possibility by portraying several sightseers, among them two women in hiking gear.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Nevada Falls, Yosemite
  • Artist: Albert Bierstadt (American, Solingen 1830–1902 New York)
  • Date: 1872 or 1873
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 39 × 30 in. (99.1 × 76.2 cm)
    Framed: 48 1/16 x 39 x 5 1/16 in. (122 x 99.1 x 12.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Augustus Barnard, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.490.3
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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