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Robert Swain Gifford
Robert Swain Gifford

Robert Swain Gifford

American, 1840 – 1905
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Robert Swain Gifford was an American landscape painter. He was influenced by the Barbizon school.

Gifford was born on Nonamesset Island, in the Elizabeth Islands, When he was 2 he moved with his family to the New Bedford area, and he attended public schools in New Bedford. When Gifford was a teen, the Dutch painter Albertus Van Beest arrived in New Bedford, and the two collaborated on ship paintings.

Gifford opened a studio in Boston in 1864. Two years later he moved to New York City. In 1867 he was named an Associate of the National Academy of Design and in 1878 he became a full member. He travelled and painted in Oregon and California, then left for Europe, where he visited Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain. Before returning to the U.S. he travelled to Morocco and Egypt. He was joined by fellow artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, and painted some subjects from those regions. Much of his work focuses on the landscapes of New England. 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 1867, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full member in 1878.

In 1876 he was a medal winner at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and at the International Exposition in Paris in 1889. Gifford died at his home in New York City in 1905. 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.

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Near the Ocean

Near the Ocean (1879)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Near the Coast

Near the Coast (ca. 1885)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Saints Wrestling in the Trees after Dark

Saints Wrestling in the Trees after Dark

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Autumn Landscape

Autumn Landscape

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Figure in Tree

Figure in Tree (1879)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Path in a Landscape

Path in a Landscape

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Barney’s Joy Cliff

Barney’s Joy Cliff

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Menemsha Bight

Menemsha Bight

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Seconnet Rock, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Seconnet Rock, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Mountain Stream

Mountain Stream

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
Tide flats and windmills.

Tide flats and windmills. (1883)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Landscape
A Hudson River Tow

A Hudson River Tow (1879)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Drawings
Edge of the Mill Stream

Edge of the Mill Stream (1881)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Drawings
Naushon Swamp, Plate 1

Naushon Swamp, Plate 1 (1865)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Drawings
Old Hay Rick near Nonquitt

Old Hay Rick near Nonquitt (1878)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Drawings
The Path to the Shore

The Path to the Shore (1879)

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840 – 1905)
Drawings

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