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Sanford Robinson Gifford
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Sanford Robinson Gifford
- Venetian Fishing Boats
- signed SRG, dated June 1869 and inscribed Venice (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 7 1/4 by 12 1/4 inches
- (18.4 by 31.1 cm)
Provenance
Kennedy Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1974
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1974
Literature
(possibly) A Memorial Catalogue of the Paintings of Sanford Robinson Gifford, N.A., New York, 1881, no. 539, p. 37 (as A Sketch of Venetian Fishing-Boats)
Ila Weiss, Poetic Landscape: The Art and Experience of Sanford R. Gifford, Newark, New Jersey, 1987, pp. 126, 275-77, 284, illustrated pp. 275 (detail), 276
Kevin J. Avery and Franklin Kelly, eds., Hudson River School Visions: The Landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford, New Haven, Connecticut, 2003, illustrated fig. 141, p. 211
Ila Weiss, Poetic Landscape: The Art and Experience of Sanford R. Gifford, Newark, New Jersey, 1987, pp. 126, 275-77, 284, illustrated pp. 275 (detail), 276
Kevin J. Avery and Franklin Kelly, eds., Hudson River School Visions: The Landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford, New Haven, Connecticut, 2003, illustrated fig. 141, p. 211
Condition
This work may benefit from a light cleaning. The canvas is lined and the edges are covered with tape. Under UV: there is a horizontal line of inpainting ¼ inch above the bottom edge at lower left and lower right.
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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.