Boat Figure

Catalog no. 0000608

MediumOil on Canvas
Size7⅛ x 14⅛ Inches
SignedSigned LL: C.H. Gifford - Study
DateCirca 1865

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About the artist

A self-taught marine and landscape painter, the Fairhaven, Massachusetts native was exposed to the art of New Bedford masters Albertus van Beest, William Bradford and Alfred Bierstadt while a teenager. It is believed that he began to paint prior to his service in the American Civil War in 1862-1864, but the earliest known works by Gifford are from 1865. His unique presentation of American luminist qualities in his art were often celebrations of places he personally cherished. Gifford had established himself in a New Bedford studio by 1868, and was actively producing works depicting the…

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