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Sanford Robinson Gifford

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Painting of a mountain above a still lake, with a small cabin among autumn trees on the shore under a warm sunset sky.

A Home in the Wilderness

1866

Painting of a sunset over dark forested hills and a still lake, with orange clouds and a small figure at the shore.

Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills

c. 1861

Painting of cows wading in a pond at sunset, with silvery trees along the far shore under a glowing sky.

Cows in a Pond at Sunset

1860

Painting of a hazy golden mountain gorge with birch trees and a rocky cliff in the foreground, a waterfall and lake below.

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)

1862

Painting of a sunlit wood path in autumn, with trees arching overhead toward a pale blue sky opening.

Autumn, a Wood Path

1876

Sunset over a calm lake with rocky mountains, an island with a palace and tower, and a small boat with figures.

Isola Bella in Lago Maggiore

1871

Hazy golden valley with a hilltop town, waterfalls, a winding stream, and a low sun, with figures on a path among trees.

Tivoli

1870

Painting of a mountain above a calm lake at sunset, with a small rowboat with two people and pink clouds overhead.

Whiteface Mountain from Lake Placid

1866

Sunlit ochre villa with a square tower, red roofs, palm tree and trees in front, under a pale blue sky.

Villa Malta, Rome

1870

Painting of a mountain above a calm lake at sunset, with a small rowboat and reddish trees reflected in the water.

Whiteface Mountain from Lake Placid

1860

Sunset over a hazy valley with dark windswept trees on a rocky slope and mountain ridges at right.

From the Shawangunk Mountains

1820

Small oil painting of a river at sunset with a red sun, dark trees, rocks, and two figures by a campfire.

Indians at Campfire--Moon Rising

1820

Painting of a shaded country road with large trees, an arched stone gateway, two walking women, and a hazy plain under cloudy

Near Ariccia, Italy

1860

Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay

1868

Hazy golden autumn landscape of a deep mountain valley seen from a rocky ledge framed by yellowing trees.

Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains

1880

Hazy desert landscape with a dirt road, a distant Egyptian town with minarets, pink mountains, and travelers near a white ten

Siout, Egypt

1874

Painter seated on a rocky cliff sketching, overlooking a hazy forested valley and distant bay under a pale sky.

The Artist Sketching at Mount Desert, Maine

1864-1865

Painting of the ruined Parthenon with fallen marble blocks, a lone figure, and distant sea and mountains under a hazy sky.

Ruins of the Parthenon

1880

Still life painting of two pears, wine glasses and a bottle on a white tablecloth against a dark background.

Two Pears on a Tabletop

c. 1866

Painting of golden autumn trees on a rocky ledge overlooking hazy, sunlit mountain valleys under a pale sun.

October in the Catskills

1880

Small painting of a man in a straw hat fishing from rocks beside a rapid stream, framed by dark forest and blue sky.

Fishing in a Mountain Stream

Autumn lake scene with a rocky mountain peak, golden hazy light, red and yellow trees, and a small boat on the shore.

An October Afternoon

1871

Still life painting of two pears, a knife on a gilt-edged plate, a bottle and two wine glasses on a white cloth.

Two Pears on a Tabletop

1866

Painting of the Parthenon's columns and fallen marble blocks, with a small figure, a blue sea, and distant mountains under a

Ruins of the Parthenon

1880

Hazy autumn lake scene with golden trees, cows wading in shallows, and snowy mountains under a warm pink sky.

Indian Summer in the White Mountains

1862

Painting of a hazy golden plain with a dirt road, travelers, a white tent, and a town with minarets under the sun.

Siout, Egypt

1874

Seated woman in a dark shawl and black hat against a deep red background, painted in 1878.

Mrs. Sanford Robinson Gifford (Mary Cecilia Gifford)

1878

Hazy oil sketch of a flat brown plain with a distant range of snowy mountain peaks under a pale sky.

Longs Peak, Colorado

1870

Painting of rocky granite boulders on a grassy shore overlooking a calm blue sea with distant islands and a sailboat.

A Sketch at Manchester, Massachusetts

1865

Oil sketch of a mountain peak with two figures on rocks overlooking a hazy valley of distant ridges.

A Sketch of Mansfield Mountain

1858

Painting of a blue mountain ridge at twilight above a cleared pasture with grazing cattle and a small farmhouse.

Hunter Mountain, Twilight

1866

Oil painting of a waterfall over rocky ledges with a tall pine and a white cottage among forest trees.

Kauterskill Falls

1846

Calm river with white sailboats, a rowboat in the foreground, and hazy mountains under a pink morning sky.

Morning in the Hudson, Haverstraw Bay

1866

Landscape painting of a flat-topped mountain reflected in a still lake, with autumn trees and a small figure on the shore.

Wilderness

1860

Hazy mountain landscape with cattle wading in a calm lake beside trees, painted in soft golden tones.

Mount Washington from the Saco River

1858

Hazy painted coastline with a sandy road, a wine tavern, carts, boats on the shore, and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Near Palermo

1874

Autumn landscape painting of a rocky woodland stream with golden and orange trees and a misty clearing beyond.

October in the Catskills

1879

Hazy lake landscape with a large tree, grazing cows, a figure on the shore, and mountains under a warm sky.

Rydalwater, a Sketch

1855

Autumn pasture with stumps and orange trees under grey sky, with a small figure walking across the field.

Scribner's Pasture in the Catskills

1863

Painting of soldiers gathered on a sunlit lawn under trees, a robed speaker by a flag, and a distant city skyline.

Sunday Morning in the Camp of the Seventh Regiment

1861

Painting of sailing boats and a steamboat on a calm bay under a glowing orange sunset sky.

Sunset Over New York Bay

1873

Painting of a calm Hudson River with a rocky cliff, sailboats, and autumn trees along a sandy shore under a hazy sky.

Hook Mountain, Near Nyack, on the Hudson

1866

Painting of a Catskill valley at sunset with a winding river, dead trees in the foreground and a glowing orange sky.

Twilight in the Catskill

1861

Autumn forest painting with golden trees framing a rocky stream and a distant waterfall over misty cliffs.

Kaaterskill Falls

1871

Painting of a white-sailed felucca on a calm Nile river with camels, palm trees and figures on a sandy bank at dusk.

On the Nile

1872

Small painting of a man on a rocky cliff ledge above a sunlit hazy valley, with pine trees and a second figure below.

A Ledge on South Mountain, in the Catskills

1861

Calm sea at golden hour with a stone tower on an island, a rowboat, a sailboat, and a distant city skyline.

Leander's Tower on the Bosporus

1876

Small oval self-portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and white shirt, set in a gilt frame and velvet case.

Self-portrait

1853

Pencil sketch of Sidon, showing a tower and stone buildings on a shore with small figures and moored sailing boats.

Sidon

1868

Pen and ink drawing of a man's head with smaller studies of profiles, an eye, a standing figure and an animal on tan paper.

Head of a Man, with Various Studies

1850

Brown wash drawing of a castle with a spired tower, a large tree, small figures and a dog on a road.

Castle and Figures

1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper with four studies of men in various poses, including standing, kneeling, and lunging figures.

Studies of Men

1847

Man Seated in Hitchcock Chair

1854