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Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

WA-00045359

Greenfield, NY, United States

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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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American Battle Painting 1776�1918

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (24)

Ruins of the Parthenon

1880 · oil on canvas

overall: 69.53 × 132.72 cm (27 3/8 × 52 1/4 in.) framed: 110.5 × 174.3 × 12.7 cm (43 1/2 × 68 5/8 × 5 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains

1880 · Oil on canvas

33.7 × 27 cm (13 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Villa Malta, Rome

1879 · oil on canvas

13 1/4 x 27 3/8 in. (33.6 x 69.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

Siout, Egypt

1874 · oil on canvas

overall: 53.3 x 101.6 cm (21 x 40 in.) framed: 91.1 x 139.7 x 13.3 cm (35 7/8 x 55 x 5 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Sidon

1868 · graphite on greenish wove paper

sheet: 12.3 × 21.8 cm (4 13/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Near Ariccia, Italy

1868 · oil on canvas

(framed): 17 3/8 × 20 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (44.1 × 51.8 × 7 cm) 6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (17.1 × 24.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Haverstraw Bay

1868 · oil on canvas

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

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two Pears on a Tabletop

1866 · oil on canvas

overall: 28.6 x 29.9 cm (11 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.) framed: 39.37 × 40.01 × 4.45 cm (15 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Whiteface Mountain from Lake Placid

1866 · oil on canvas

11 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (29.5 x 49.8 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

The Artist Sketching at Mount Desert, Maine

1864 · oil on canvas

overall: 27.9 x 48.3 cm (11 x 19 in.) framed: 57.2 x 77.5 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.)

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

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

1859 · graphite

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook, page 18: "Dixville Notch, Sept. 4, 89"

1859 · graphite

Sheet: 13.9 x 24 cm (5 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Castle and Figures

1855 · pen and black ink, wash, and graphite on wove paper mounted to wove paper

sheet: 6.67 × 5.24 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/16 in.) support: 10 × 5.72 cm (3 15/16 × 2 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Man Seated in Hitchcock Chair

1854 · watercolor and graphite on wove paper

sheet: 20.16 × 12.38 cm (7 15/16 × 4 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Studies of Men

1847 · graphite on wove paper

image (irregular): 20.96 × 16.83 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 25.4 × 20.16 cm (10 × 7 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Man, with Various Studies

1845 · pen and black ink with graphite on wove paper

image (irregular): 19.37 × 16.83 cm (7 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 25.4 × 20 cm (10 × 7 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

From the Shawangunk Mountains

1823 · oil on canvas on panel

3 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (7.9 x 13.7 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Indians at Campfire--Moon Rising

oil on paper on canvas

4 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (12.1 x 25.7 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Haverstraw Bay
1868 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sketchbook, page 18: "Dixville Notch, Sept. 4, 89"
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sketchbook, page 12: "White Mountians from foot of Randolph Hill"
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sketchbook, page 17: Dixville Notch, Maine
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sketchbook
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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Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Christie's

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

New York · 1976

Exhibition The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1976

Group Exhibition American Battle Painting 1776�1918

New York · 1944

Exhibition American Battle Painting 1776�1918

Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1944