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Robert Swain Gifford

1840⚠

WA-00114633

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1979.105.5
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 (8)

The Roadside

1910 · wood engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Harlingen

1884 · etching

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

The Mouth of the Apponigansett

1883

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

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 Trees at Naushon Island

1864 · Etching on paper

Image: 27.4 × 19.1 cm (10 13/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Plate: 30.5 × 21.5 cm (12 1/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 52.3 × 33.8 cm (20 5/8 × 13 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Scheveningen

1860 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

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8 published of 8 catalogued · 8 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
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5 entries · 1 sources

The Mouth of the Apponigansett
1883 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Scheveningen
1860 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mouth of the Apponaganasett River
1883 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Harlingen
1884 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Roadside
1910 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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