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9:00 AM PT - Feb 19th, 2012
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Etching by Robert Swain Gifford (American 1840-1905) The subject is a New England waterfront.
Size Etching:12.25 " H x 9.25" H Size Frame: 13 11/16" H X 10.75" W Weight: 1lb 8oz Condition: Excellent Robert Swain Gifford (December 23, 1840 - January 13, 1905) was an American landscape painter. He was influenced by the Barbizon school. Much of his work focuses on the landscapes of New England, where he was born. He, along with Victorian contemporaries from the White Mountain and Hudson River Schools, helped immortalize the majestic cliffs of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy. His painting from the island, "Pettes Cove," is illustrative of his masterful marine work. In the 1870s, he undertook several journeys to Europe and the Middle East and painted some subjects from those regions. In 1899, he was an artist on the famous Harriman Alaska Expedition. Some of his works hang in the most prominent galleries in the USA, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC. He was a member of the Society of American Artists. Condition reportexcellent, with no damage or issues to report
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