Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills

Sanford Robinson Gifford, c. 1861

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Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills, c. 1861. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 17.2 × 24.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills
Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880)
Date: c. 1861
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 17.2 × 24.1 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1823–1880

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