Object Details
Artist
Sanford Robinson Gifford, born Greenfield, NY 1823-died New York City 1880
Luce Center Label
This tiny image is an oil sketch for one of Sanford Robinson Gifford’s many paintings of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York. Gifford was one of the first artists to recognize the artistic potential of the Shawangunks, which were filled with steep, craggy slopes and sweeping valleys (Avery and Kelly, eds., Hudson River School Visions: The Landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford, 2003). He used quick, expressive brushstrokes to capture the rocks, trees, and sky in the glowing colors of a summer sunset.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Charles H. Ettl
Date
1823-1880
Object number
1987.61.2
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas on panel
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (7.9 x 13.7 cm.)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 13B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape\New York
Landscape\mountain\Shawangunk Mountains
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1987.61.2