The Transatlantic Vision of Albert Edward Sterner The life of Albert Edward Sterner serves as a beautiful bridge between the venerable traditions of European fine art and the burgeoning energy of the American Golden Age. Born on March 8, 1863, in London to a Jewish family, Sterner’s early years were shaped by the disciplined atmosphere of King Edward’s School in Birmingham. His journey was one of constant movement and cultural absorption; after a formative period in Germany, where he encountered the emotive depths of German Romanticism, he crossed the Atlantic in 1879. Joining his family in…