Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, California
1871-1873
Albert Bierstadt traveled deep into the American West, bringing back sketches that he transformed into awe-inspiring canvases back in his studio. Here, he captures the jaw-dropping scale of Yosemite Valley, framing the delicate, misty Bridal Veil Falls between towering granite monoliths and a sun-dappled meadow. As a leading figure of the Hudson River School's western expansion, his dramatic, romanticized landscapes essentially acted as early tourism ads, convincing Easterners that the frontier was a divine, untamed paradise.
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