DETAILS
- Artist
- Sanford Robinson Gifford
- Date
- 1846
- Location
- SCAD Museum of Art
- Culture
- United States
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Sanford Robinson Gifford
Sanford Robinson Gifford, a leading Hudson River School artist, captured the luminous beauty of American and European landscapes, often reflecting distant scenes in tranquil waters.
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