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Robert Swain Gifford

Looking Seaward, ca. 1882

Description

Maker

  • Robert Swain Gifford, 1840-1905, American

Title

Looking Seaward

Year

ca. 1882

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

26 x 56.2 cm (10 5/16 x 22 1/8 inches)

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.794

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

The Ocean

August 17 - October 7, 1990

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

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

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