Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford Painting: Mountain Landscape Introduction: "Mountain Landscape," oil on canvas, by the American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford. 10 in. x 20 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Teresa Heinz in memory of her husband H. John Heinz III, B.A. 1960. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford Painting: From the Shawangunk Mountains Introduction: 1823-1880
Medium Oil on canvas mounted on panel
Dimensions 7.9 x 13.7 cm (3.1 x 5.4 in)
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1823-1880
Sanford Robinson Gifford (July 10, 1823 ?C August 29, 1880) was an American landscape painter and one of the leading members of the Hudson River School. Gifford's landscapes are known for their emphasis on light and soft atmospheric effects, and he is regarded as a practitioner of Luminism, an offshoot style of the Hudson River School.
Returning to his studio in New York City, Gifford painted numerous major landscapes from scenes he recorded on his travels. Gifford's method of creating a work of art was similar to other Hudson River School artists. He would first sketch rough, small works in oil paint from his sketchbook pencil drawings. Those scenes he most favored he then developed into small, finished paintings, then into larger, finished paintings.
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