Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 – February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his lush, sweeping landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion. Though not the first artist to record these sites, Bierstadt was the foremost painter of these scenes for the remainder of the 19th century.
I looked at my photograph, and thought that the image looked a lot like paintings I had seen before. A little searching confirmed my intuition. Indeed Albert Bierstadt was just that painter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Bierstadt
Some of Bierstadt’s paintings that seem related to my photo.
http://www.globalgallery.com/prod_images/600/hd-7632.jpg
http://www.paintinghere.com/uploadpic/Albert%20Bierstadt/big/Bierstadt_Albert_The_Golden_Gate.jpg
http://www.oilpaintings-sales.com/images-big/albert-bierstadt/albert-bierstadt-island-of-new-providence-85627.jpg

http://www.paintinghere.com/uploadpic/Albert%20Bierstadt/big/Bierstadt_Albert_Western_Kansas.jpg

http://www.book530.com/paintingpic/0922d/albert-bierstadt-sunset-on-the-mountain.jpg