Sketches of Landscape Views after Leaving Seattle (from Sketchbook) 1890

"Sketches of Landscape Views after Leaving Seattle (from Sketchbook)" is a collection of preliminary sketches by Albert Bierstadt, renowned for his dramatic landscapes of the American West. Created in 1890, these quick pencil drawings demonstrate the artist's process of capturing the natural world, serving as compositional studies for later finished paintings. The intimate size of the sketchbook highlights the artist's personal approach to observation and the fleeting beauty of nature.