Sanford Robinson Gifford
Sanford Robinson Gifford grew up across the river from the Catskill home of the influential landscape painter Thomas Cole, and he learned to paint in the tradition of the Hudson River School. Gifford traveled widely throughout the American west, the East Coast, Europe, and the Middle East in search of landscape subjects. His subtle, light-suffused landscapes led him to be associated with a style of Hudson River School landscape painting termed “luminism” by 20th-century critics.
What does nobility represent to you?
In the mid-19th century Windsor Castle, the royal residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, symbolized England’s noble history and culture. The castle became a popular destination for American tourists, and Gifford traveled to Windsor in 1855 during his first tour of Europe. In a journal entry from that trip, he described observing and sketching a stunning view of the castle at twilight.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd
Item ID
1979.7.44
Dimensions
17 3/4 x 29 7/8 in. (45.1 x 75.9 cm)
Date
1860
Country
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Artist name
Sanford Robinson Gifford
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