Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
33.7 × 27 cm (13 1/4 × 10 5/8 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
97291
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The Catskill Mountains were a favored subject of Sanford Robinson Gifford, an important landscape painter of the mid-nineteenth century who grew up nearby in Hudson, New York. In Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, Gifford bathes the forested gorge in golden light. The scene’s thick, rich atmosphere transforms a topographical view into a romantic vista. A miniscule daub of blue paint on the rocks in the foreground suggests the presence of a figure and, in turn, signals the immensity of nature...
About the Artist
Sanford Robinson Gifford · 1823–1880
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