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Sanford Robinson Gifford

1823

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1909.9.9
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Sanford Robinson Gifford was an American landscape painter and a leading member of the second generation of Hudson River School artists. A highly-regarded practitioner of Luminism, his work was noted for its emphasis on light and soft atmospheric effects.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (14)

Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains

1880 · Oil on canvas

33.7 × 27 cm (13 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Autumn, a Wood Path

1876 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 38 x 31.8 cm (14 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Isola Bella in Lago Maggiore

1871 · Oil on canvas

20 1/4 x 36in. (51.4 x 91.4cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tivoli

1870 · Oil on canvas

26 3/8 x 50 3/8 in. (67 x 128 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Haverstraw Bay

1868 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 24.2 x 50.8 cm (9 1/2 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Home in the Wilderness

1866 · oil on canvas

Framed: 114.9 x 173.7 x 16.5 cm (45 1/4 x 68 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.); Unframed: 76.8 x 135.7 cm (30 1/4 x 53 7/16 in.); Former: 96 x 154.5 x 9 cm (37 13/16 x 60 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)

1862 · Oil on canvas

48 x 39 7/8 in. (121.9 x 101.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills

1861 · Oil on canvas

17.2 × 24.1 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cows in a Pond at Sunset

1860 · Oil on canvas

19.1 × 35.9 cm (7 1/2 × 14 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sketchbook

1859 · graphite

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook, page 17: Dixville Notch, Maine

1859 · graphite

Sheet: 13.9 x 24 cm (5 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.); Image: 3.5 x 3.2 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook, page 12: "White Mountians from foot of Randolph Hill"

1859 · graphite

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook, page 06: "Gorham" (Maine)

1859 · graphite

Cleveland Museum of Art

Self-portrait

1853 · Oil on paper

4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (10.8 × 8.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
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Sketchbook, page 12: "White Mountians from foot of Randolph Hill"
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sketchbook, page 17: Dixville Notch, Maine
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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A Home in the Wilderness
1866 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Autumn, a Wood Path
1876 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sketchbook
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Haverstraw Bay
1868 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sketchbook, page 06: "Gorham" (Maine)
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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