Popular Art
Featured Categories
Favorite Subjects
Albert Bierstadt, California Spring, 1875
Oil on canvas, 54 1/4 x 84 1/4 in. (137.8 x 214 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Presented to the City and County of San Francisco by Gordon Blanding, 1941.6
Albert Bierstadt's California Spring was based on sketches he made while visiting the San Francisco Bay Area (1871-1873). This lush view of the Sacramento River Valley would have convinced viewers—and potential settlers—that California was suitable for both habitation and cultivation. California's actual climate was satirized in Bret Harte's poem California Madrigal: On the Approach of Spring (ca. 1871): "Oh come, my beloved! from thy winter abode, From thy home on the Yuba, thy ranch overflowed; For the waters have fallen, the winter has fled, And the river once more has returned to its bed. Then fly with me, love, ere the summer's begun, And the mercury mounts to one hundred and one; Ere the grass now so green shall be withered and sear, In the spring that obtains but one month in the year."
Quality
de Young & Legion of Honor ART on Demand offers exclusive custom reproductions of artworks in the collections and exhibitions of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Hand-made in the USA using gallery-quality materials, we create prints as true to the original work as possible, using strict color management protocols and state-of-the-art printing technology.Selection
Many of the works offered through this store are exclusive and not available anywhere else. We are continually adding new artworks to our offering, so be sure to check back regularly as you build your own gallery. A variety of molding styles means our custom framed prints can match any type of decor.Ordering & Return Policy
All ART on Demand items are custom-made for each order. Please allow 10-14 days for production time. You will receive shipping confimation and tracking upon shipment. Due to the custom nature of these items they are non-returnable.