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Albert Bierstadt's 1870 canvas Puget Sound On The Pacific Coast is a dreamy, idyllic reproduction of the frontiers of the American nation during the Westward Expansion. In most cases his landscapes vistas were utterly fabricated reproductions of any real scene, allowing Bierstadt to straddle a unique liminal space between commercial populism and Surrealism. Having made a number of adventurous trips alongside the Westward Expansion to the outer rims of the frontier areas, many believed that Bierstadt's canvases were accurate depictions of the landscape. His idealised world helped fuel the expansion to new frontiers, further develop an embryonic American nationalism, and draw a wealth of immigrants to the promised land of his paintings. Commissioned by a New York magnate who had made his wealth through shipping concerns on the Pacific coast, Bierstadt conjured this imagined reproduction of a landscape he had never seen. An enterprising and entrepreneurial figure, the artist never turned down a commission.
Although immensely popular during his day, Bierstadt was not held in high esteem by critics — his use of immensely-sized canvases was thought to be an arrogant indulgence. Clearly deeply influenced by popular Romanticist canvases of his native Germany, Bierstadt's works reflect an idealised optimism that characterised the peoples of late-nineteenth century America. An immigrant to the United States, his use of light evokes the epiphanic glory of seeing the promised land for the first time, inspiring awe through the unrealistic tones and impossibly lush vegetation. Bierstadt's dreamlands are remarkable artefacts, and are valuable historical documents of a particular people and their representation of a land they were not only trying to depict but also to own. In many cases, the artist's imagined reproductions of the topography and features of an area have come to identify the landscape, such was the commercial effect of this unique artist.
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Important Notes About Your Painting:
If you have any request to alter your reproduction of Puget Sound On The Pacific Coast,
you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you.
If you have another image of Puget Sound On The Pacific Coast
that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
Free shipping is included in the price of the painting. Once the painting is ready and dry enough to ship, we will roll it and ship it in a sturdy cardboard tube.
We always ship express via courier to ensure your order reaches you as soon as possible - normally within three business days. The total delivery time from the moment you place your order until the package is delivered to your door is normally between three to four weeks.
If, in the unlikely event you were dissatisfied with the painting after reviewing it in person, it can be returned for a full refund for up to 365 days after delivery.
When you receive the painting; you are free to return it for more revisions or else for a full refund minus our actual shipping cost -- which is, on average, $25 per painting.
1st Art Gallery provides a full warranty covering manufacturing and material defects for paintings purchased from our website. The warranty covers damage for normal use. Damage caused by incidents such as accidents or inappropriate use are not covered.
Depending on the degree of damage to the warranted painting, it will either be repaired or replaced. This warranty service is provided free of charge.
When purchasing a painting on its own, it will arrive rolled inside a secure tube with an extra 1.5" of white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it in any local frame shop.
You may choose to purchase your painting framed, in which case, it will arrive "ready to hang". We offer more than 20 beautiful models, all hand finished and expertly assembled by our experienced framers.
Note that for safety reasons we can only frame up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached the framing option is automatically disabled.
If you are planning to frame your painting yourself,
use an existing frame, or frame it locally, you may choose to order your painting with a stretching service,
meaning that it will arrive mounted on wooden bars.
If you're considering not framing your painting at all, you may opt for a Gallery Wrap. The term Gallery Wrap refers to the way the canvas is stretched, which is by wrapping it around thick stretcher bars, about 1.5 inch thick, with the canvas being secured to the back rather than the sides of those bars.
All orders ship with UPS, FedEx or DHL and will arrive directly to your home or office. A tracking number will be emailed to you as soon as the order leaves our studio so you can track it online. All orders ship express and usually arrive within 4-5 days from the shipping date. Due to shipping restraints, many of our framed, stretched, and oversize paintings may take 6-21 days for arrival depending on the safest route determined by the postal service.