Mount Starr King, Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt. A grand landscape painting of Yosemite Valley featuring a central peak illuminated by shafts of sunlight breaking through heavy clouds over a river.

Mount Starr King, Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt

1866 · Oil Paint, Canvas, Panel

This breathtaking landscape by Albert Bierstadt captures the awe-inspiring beauty of Yosemite with dramatic light and sweeping mountain vistas.

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Where it works

A substantial artwork with a strong pulse in a warmer tonal register — holds a formal wall with confidence.

Often works in
Living Room · Study · Office
Placement
Reads best above substantial furniture or an open wall
Walls
Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
Color notes
Soft gray, Charcoal black

About the piece

Painted in 1866, this masterpiece by Albert Bierstadt exemplifies the Luminist style with its sublime treatment of light and atmosphere in the American West. The composition leads the eye from the quiet riverbank and figures in the foreground toward the sun-drenched granite peaks of Yosemite Valley, creating a sense of profound scale and natural majesty.