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A framed painting of a large green rubber duck with goggles floating in a lake surrounded by mountains and wilderness.

Finished painting by Albert Bierstadt and Seamus Liam O’Brien, 2026.

Thrift Store Painting Collaboration Continues - Upcycling Albert Bierstadt

September 28, 2026

I recently purchased a large framed print by the artist Albert Bierstadt at an estate sale in Minneapolis, MN. The reproduction print is a copy of an original painting titled, ‘In the Mountains’ (1867) that is located at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT. I painted a rubber duck wearing a green wetsuit, goggles, and flying red and blue burgees on the print, and this piece was purchased by a couple in Mpls who had read about my rubber duck project in the Star Tribune. Thank you for your support!

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