Happy birthday to Albert Bierstadt, an artist renowned for his majestic depictions of landscapes from the American West who was born on this day in 1830. This painting, currently on view in our galleries, portrays the iconic seals of Farallon Island, some thirty miles off the coast of San Francisco. . Albert Bierstadt, Farallon Island, 1887, Carnegie Museum of Art, acquired through the generosity of the Sarah Mellon Scaife Family. . [image description] A wave crashes on the rocky shoreline of island inhabited by dozens of seals. . #AlbertBierstadt #Bierstadt #BornOnThisDay #Painting #AmericanArt #FarallonIsland #BOTD #Art #CMOACollection #CarnegieMuseumofArt