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Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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Date:

c. 1861

Artist:

Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880)

About this artwork

Sanford Robinson Gifford was a key figure of the Hudson River School, the group of landscape painters that flourished in the New York region in the mid-19th century. The Catskill Mountains were an important subject for Gifford, who made drawings and oil sketches like this one during excursions in the area; such works often served as source material for larger compositions produced later in his studio. Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills is a swift, freely rendered depiction of evanescent mist above a pond and brilliantly illuminated clouds amid a low sun. Two men attending a boat on the shore give the mountainous scene a sense of grandeur despite the painting’s small dimensions.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Title

Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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c. 1861

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

17.2 × 24.1 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field

Reference Number

1988.217

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