Robert Swain Gifford

Looking Seaward

Maker

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840-1905)

Title

Looking Seaward

Year

ca. 1882

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Dimensions

26 x 56.2 cm (10 1/4 x 22 1/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.794

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

From the Reserve IV
Nineteenth-Century American Painting
Jul 22, 1994 – Oct 02, 1994
The Ocean
Aug 17, 1990 – Oct 07, 1990

Label copy

Looking Seaward depicts the moorlands around New Bedford, where the artist was born.

Selection VII
American Paintings from the Museum's Collection, ca. 1800-1930
Mar 31, 1977 – May 08, 1977

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840-1905)
Looking Seaward, ca. 1882
Oil on canvas
26 x 56.2 cm (10 1/4 x 22 1/8 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.794

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