About this artwork
The Catskill Mountains were a favored subject of Sanford Robinson Gifford, an important landscape painter of the mid-nineteenth century who grew up nearby in Hudson, New York. In Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, Gifford bathes the forested gorge in golden light. The scene’s thick, rich atmosphere transforms a topographical view into a romantic vista. A miniscule daub of blue paint on the rocks in the foreground suggests the presence of a figure and, in turn, signals the immensity of nature, visualized here as a place of spiritual transcendence. Gifford painted numerous versions of Kauterskill Clove throughout his career, with this small sketch completed during the last year of his life.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 172
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Sanford Robinson Gifford
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Title
- Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1880
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Medium
- Oil on canvas
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Dimensions
- 33.7 × 27 cm (13 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- The Goodman and Wirt D. Walker funds
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Reference Number
- 1982.270
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/97291/manifest.json
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