Sanford Robinson Gifford
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personAmerican, 1823–1880lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works678

Museum Acquisitions

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NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art

Previous Sales 64

Sotheby's
Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle, 1858
Unknown
Jan 2026
Christie's
Sunset Over the Palisades on the Hudson
Sunset Over the Palisades on the Hudson, 1879
$2,881,000
Jan 2026
Christie's
Highlands on the Hudson
Highlands on the Hudson, 1880
$76,200
Jan 2026
Christie's
In the Wilderness
In the Wilderness
$35,560
Jan 2026
Christie's
A Sunrise on Lake George
A Sunrise on Lake George, 1877
$495,300
Jan 2026
Christie's
Sunset Over New York Bay
Sunset Over New York Bay, 1873
$352,800
Jan 2025
Christie's
Riva, Lago di Garda
Riva, Lago di Garda, 1863
$226,800
Jan 2025
Christie's
Camping for the Night on Mansfield Mountain
Camping for the Night on Mansfield Mountain
$189,000
Jan 2025
Christie's
Venice (near the Arsenal)
Venice (near the Arsenal), 1869
$60,480
Jan 2025
Christie's
Rocks and Brook in the Catskills
Rocks and Brook in the Catskills
$56,700
Jan 2025
Sotheby's
A Foggy Autumn Morning in the Mountains, A Sketch
A Foggy Autumn Morning in the Mountains, A Sketch
$28,000
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
Derwentwater
Derwentwater
Bought In
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
The Falls of Tivoli
The Falls of Tivoli, 1869
Unknown
Jan 2024
Christie's
Sketch on the Roman Campagna
Sketch on the Roman Campagna, 1868
Bought In
Jan 2024
Christie's
A Sketch On the Long Island Coast
A Sketch On the Long Island Coast
Bought In
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
River Scene by Moonlight
River Scene by Moonlight
$190,500
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
Sundown
Sundown, 1863
$355,600
Apr 2023
Christie's
Sketch for 'A Catskill Study'
Sketch for 'A Catskill Study', 1860
$63,000
Jan 2023
Christie's
Swiss Alps
Swiss Alps
$27,720
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
Hook Mountain, near Nyack, New York
Hook Mountain, near Nyack, New York
Unknown
Jan 2023
Christie's
Indians at Sunset (Sunset in the Wilderness)
Indians at Sunset (Sunset in the Wilderness)
$125,000
Jan 2022
Sotheby's
The Arch of Nero at Tivoli
The Arch of Nero at Tivoli
Bought In
Oct 2021
Christie's
Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire
Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire, 1860
$662,500
May 2021
Christie's
A Study of Hunter Mountain at Twilight
A Study of Hunter Mountain at Twilight
$175,000
May 2021
Christie's
Mansfield Nose
Mansfield Nose, 1859
$519,000
Nov 2019

For Sale 9

Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
Mount Etna from Catania
Mount Etna from Catania, 1868
US$275,000
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
Marina Grande, Capri, with Figures
Marina Grande, Capri, with Figures, 1857
US$125,000
Oil on paper laid down on panel
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
The Catskill Mountain House
The Catskill Mountain House
US$650,000
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
A Sketch of Derwentwater
A Sketch of Derwentwater, 1855
US$195,000
Oil on paper laid down on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
Sunset Over the Shawangunks
Sunset Over the Shawangunks
US$550,000
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
Manchester, Massachusetts, 1864
Manchester, Massachusetts, 1864, 1864
US$375,000
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
The Riverside
The Riverside, 1854
US$55,000
Oil on paper laid down on board
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)
A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove), 1862
For sale
Oil on canvas
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Artsy
A Coming Storm
A Coming Storm, 1863
For sale
Oil on Canvas
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Near Ariccia, Italy
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.20.106 · oil on canvas
Leander’s Tower, Constantinople
Harvard Art Museums · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 1.2019 · Oil on canvas
Man Seated in Hitchcock Chair
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.19.824 · watercolor and graphite on wove paper
Studies of Men
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.19.618 · graphite on wove paper
Castle and Figures
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.19.3544 · pen and black ink, wash, and graphite on wove paper mounted to wove paper
Head of a Man, with Various Studies
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.19.617 · pen and black ink with graphite on wove paper
Self-portrait
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.589 · Oil on paper
On the Nile
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Acquired 2011 · Accession 2011.18 · Oil on canvas
Haverstraw Bay
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2011 · Accession 2011.43 · oil on canvas
Rydalwater, a Sketch
High Museum of Art · Atlanta, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.127 · Oil on canvas
Mount Washington from the Saco River
High Museum of Art · Atlanta, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.51 · Oil on canvas
X-radiograph(s) of "In the Bosphorus"
Harvard Art Museums · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession Straus.8369 · Photographs
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Market255 auction results

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$5.3K – $2.9M
34 of 43 paintings lots with prices
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$301K
Object-type specific
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$92.1K
34 priced paintings lots
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Jan 2026 · $35.6K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $92.1K medianSculpture/objects: $172K median
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Current Exhibitions0

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Museum exhibition highlights the network behind Frederic Church
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is launching "Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building" on March 7, an exhibition explor…
exhibitionsMar 4, 2026
Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building, Celebrating Frederic Church at 200 Through Art, Community, and Connection
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is launching "Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building" on March 7, 2026. This exhibitio…
exhibitionsMar 2, 2026
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Recent Activity5

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Museum exhibition highlights the network behind Frederic Church
Mar 4, 2026
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Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building, Celebrating Frederic Church at 200 Through Art, Community, and Connection
Mar 2, 2026
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Exhibition
Some American Stories
Sep 26, 2024
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Sanford Robinson Gifford dies
Jan 1, 1880
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birth
Sanford Robinson Gifford born
Jan 1, 1823