Lot 73 · Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Mountainous Landscape by Moonlight
Albert Bierstadt · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $1,200,000–$1,800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 2 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 30 x 50 in. (76.2 x 127 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5178680
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Albert Bierstadt, Mountainous Landscape by Moonlight. Christie's, 2 Dec 2009, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5178680.
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Albert Bierstadt, Mountainous Landscape by Moonlight. Christie's, 2 Dec 2009, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5178680.
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