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Artists›Robert Swain Gifford

Robert Swain Gifford

American, 1840

WA-00048484

New Bedford, MA, USA

PrintmakingHudson River School

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WikidataQ615161

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4 cross-verified · 0 single-source

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Birth yearGeneric· 90%✓
LocationGeneric· 90%✓
NationalityGeneric· 90%✓

Source Registry (2)

Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=1800
Tier 1 · Institutional95%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/sanford-robinson-gifford
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Movement

Hudson River School

Medium

Printmaking

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Museum Collections

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

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Artworks (33)

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Untitled

2012 · Inkjet print

Other: 9 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (24.8 × 32.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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For Tony's Jane

1979 · Acrylic on canvas

9 × 9 ft. (274.3 × 274.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Roadside

1910 · wood engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Near the Coast [large plate]

1886 · etching

plate: 17.4 × 27.1 cm (6 7/8 × 10 11/16 in.) sheet: 29.5 × 42.2 cm (11 5/8 × 16 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Near the Coast [small plate]

1886 · etching

plate: 6.7 × 11.2 cm (2 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.) sheet: 24 × 31.4 cm (9 7/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Neapolitan Fishing Boats Returning Home

1884 · etching and drypoint

image: 26.6 × 41 cm (10 1/2 × 16 1/8 in.) plate: 27.6 × 42 cm (10 7/8 × 16 9/16 in.) sheet: 36.1 × 48.2 cm (14 3/16 × 19 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Harlingen

1884 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mouth of the Apponaganasett River

1883 · etching

Sheet: 31.4 x 43 cm (12 3/8 x 16 15/16 in.); Platemark: 18.9 x 28.8 cm (7 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Mouth of the Apponigansett

1883

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Mouth of the Apponagansett

1883 · Etching on cream China paper

Image: 19.6 × 28.3 cm (7 3/4 × 11 3/16 in.); Plate: 20.1 × 28.8 cm (7 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Sheet: 36.4 × 49.6 cm (14 3/8 × 19 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near the Coast

1882 · Oil on canvas

31 1/4 x 51 in. (79.4 x 129.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edge of the Mill Stream

1881 · etching

image: 7 x 4 in. (17.8 x 10.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains

1880 · Oil on canvas

33.7 × 27 cm (13 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Path to the Shore

1879 · etching in black on laid paper

plate: 11.27 × 20.16 cm (4 7/16 × 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 26.83 × 38.58 cm (10 9/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Coal Pockets at New Bedford

1879 · etching in black on laid paper

image: 17.46 × 12.54 cm (6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.) plate: 21.43 × 15.08 cm (8 7/16 × 5 15/16 in.) sheet: 40.48 × 26.67 cm (15 15/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Hudson River Tow

1879 · etching on paper

plate: 7 x 8 7/8 in. (17.8 x 22.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Path to the Shore

1879 · etching

plate: 4 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (10.8 x 19.7 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Near the Ocean

1879 · oil on canvas

22 1/2 x 40 3/8 in. (57.1 x 102.7 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Salt Vats of Padanaram

1878 · Etching on cream China paper

Image: 16.8 × 34.2 cm (6 5/8 × 13 1/2 in.); Sheet: 27.7 × 40.3 cm (10 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Old Hay Rick near Nonquitt

1878 · etching

plate: 3 x 5 7/8 in. (7.6 x 14.9 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

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

Old Trees at Naushon Island [plate 2]

1865 · etching

image: 27.7 × 19.1 cm (10 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.) plate: 30.4 × 21.3 cm (11 15/16 × 8 3/8 in.) sheet: 36.5 × 27.7 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

33 published of 63 catalogued · 61 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
12 published12 img
Art Institute Chicago
6 published6 img
Smithsonian
6 published6 img
Nga
6 published6 img
The Met
3 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 30 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Mouth of the Apponaganasett River
1883 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sketchbook, page 12: "White Mountians from foot of Randolph Hill"
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Harlingen
1884 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Mouth of the Apponigansett
1883 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sketchbook, page 17: Dixville Notch, Maine
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sketchbook
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Haverstraw Bay
1868 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Scheveningen
1860 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Autumn, a Wood Path
1876 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sketchbook, page 18: "Dixville Notch, Sept. 4, 89"
1859 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Movements1

Hudson River School

Collections5

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

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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