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Sanford Robinson Gifford 1823 - 1880
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Sanford Robinson Gifford
- The Desert at Assouan, Egypt
- signed S.R. Gifford and dated Assouan Feb. '69 (lower right); with the Gifford Estate Sale stamp affixed to the backing
- oil on canvas
- 6 by 13 ΒΌ inches
- (15.2 by 33.7 cm)
Provenance
Sold: Gifford Estate Sale, Thomas E. Kirby and Co., New York, April 28 and 29, 1881, (probably) no. 119 (as Assouan, Egypt)
W.S. Gurnee
Isabella Gurnee Thorndike
Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, Rhode Island
Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969
Webster and Douglas Collins, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1969
Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972
Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., 1972 (acquired from the above)
W.S. Gurnee
Isabella Gurnee Thorndike
Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, Rhode Island
Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969
Webster and Douglas Collins, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1969
Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972
Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., 1972 (acquired from the above)
Exhibited
(probably) New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Memorial Collection of the Works of the Late Sanford R. Gifford, October 1880-March 1881, no. 54, p. 7 (as Assouan, Egypt, a study)
Austin, Texas, University of Texas Art Museum; Albany, New York, The Albany Institute of History and Art; New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880), October 1970-February 1971, no. 45, pp. 28, 67, illustrated (as The Desert at Assouan)
Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, American Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., June-July 1973, no. 34
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nineteenth-Century Art from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., October 1981-September 1982, p. 133, illustrated p. 32
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Hudson River School Visions: The Landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford, October 2003-June 2004, no. 47, p. 192, illustrated in color p. 193
Austin, Texas, University of Texas Art Museum; Albany, New York, The Albany Institute of History and Art; New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880), October 1970-February 1971, no. 45, pp. 28, 67, illustrated (as The Desert at Assouan)
Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, American Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., June-July 1973, no. 34
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nineteenth-Century Art from the Collection of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., October 1981-September 1982, p. 133, illustrated p. 32
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Fort Worth, Texas, Amon Carter Museum; Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Hudson River School Visions: The Landscapes of Sanford R. Gifford, October 2003-June 2004, no. 47, p. 192, illustrated in color p. 193
Literature
Ila Weiss, Poetic Landscape: The Art and Experience of Sanford Robinson Gifford, Newark, Delaware, 1987, p. 273, illustrated p. 271
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The canvas is lined, with very fine, stable, vertical lines of craquelure. Under UV: there is some minor inpainting along the right and left edges to address frame abrasion, and one dot in the upper left sky.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Sanford Robinson Gifford traveled to Egypt in early 1869 during his second sojourn abroad, painting The Desert at Assouan while on an excursion along the Nile.