Manchester, Massachusetts, 1864
by Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880)Oil on canvas
10⅜ x 19 15/16 inches
Signed, inscribed, and dated lower left: SR. G. Manchester 1864; estate stamp on verso
10⅜ x 19 15/16 inches
Signed, inscribed, and dated lower left: SR. G. Manchester 1864; estate stamp on verso
Artist Biography
Prominent Luminist Hudson River School painter
By Amy Spencer
Defining the salient characteristics of the second-generation Hudson River School, Sanford R. Gifford’s luminist style effectively evoked both the subtle and dramatic effects epitomized by landscape painting in nineteenth-century America.
I. Biography
II. Chronology
III. Collections
IV. Exhibitions
V. Memberships
VI. Notes
VII. Suggested Resources
I. Biography
The second-generation Hudson River School painter Sanford Robinson Gifford was a master at depicting light and atmosphere in landscapes. As the only painter among his contemporaries to be born and grow up
