The Matterhorn
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Albert Bierstadt
Date Unknown
This dramatic mountain view was added to the Mansion collection in the 1960s by Laurance Rockefeller, who had climbed the Matterhorn as a young man. It hangs in his study in the Mansion, where it serves as a companion image to Bierstadt's "Scenery in the Grand Tetons."
Oil on canvas. L 100.5, W 70 cm
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park, MABI 2844