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Sanford Robinson Gifford 1823 - 1880
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Sanford Robinson Gifford
- The Camp on Mansfield Mountain, Vermont
- signed S.R. Gifford and dated Aug '58 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 7 3/4 by 14 1/4 inches
- (19.7 by 36.2 cm)
Provenance
Sale: Gifford Estate Sale, Thomas E. Kirby and Co., New York, April 28 and 29, 1881, no. 106
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1972
JoAnn and Julian Ganz, Jr. (acquired from the above)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1972
JoAnn and Julian Ganz, Jr. (acquired from the above)
Exhibited
Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, American Paintings Watercolors and Drawings from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., June-July 1973, no. 32, illustrated
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, An American Perspective: Nineteenth-Century Art from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., October 1981-September 1982, p. 131, illustrated p. 28
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, An American Perspective: Nineteenth-Century Art from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., October 1981-September 1982, p. 131, illustrated p. 28
Literature
A Memorial Catalogue of the Paintings of Sanford Robinson Gifford, N.A., with a biographical and critical essay by Prof. John F. Weir, of the Yale School of Fine Arts, New York, 1881, reprinted 1974, no. 327, p. 27 (probably)
William C. Lipke and Philip N. Grimes, eds., Vermont Landscape: Images 1776-1976, Burlington, Vermont, 1976, p. 61, illustrated
Ila Weiss, Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880), New York, 1977, p. xxxiv
Ila Weiss, Poetic Landscape: The Art and Experience of Sanford Robinson Gifford, Newark, Delaware, 1987, pp. 208-209, illustrated
William C. Lipke and Philip N. Grimes, eds., Vermont Landscape: Images 1776-1976, Burlington, Vermont, 1976, p. 61, illustrated
Ila Weiss, Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880), New York, 1977, p. xxxiv
Ila Weiss, Poetic Landscape: The Art and Experience of Sanford Robinson Gifford, Newark, Delaware, 1987, pp. 208-209, illustrated
Condition
Good condition; lined; fine 2 inch repaired tear above figures, some small minor dots and dashes of retouch in upper right sky and lower center, otherwise fine.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.