American Art
Description:
Charles Henry Gifford (American, 1839-1904)
Ships Off Gay Head
Signed "CH Gifford" lower right, titled on an auction label affixed to the back of the frame.
Oil on canvas, 17 x 26 3/8 in. (43.2 x 67.0 cm),in a period frame.
Condition: Scattered small white dots of pigment in the sky that seem to be old restoration over small paint losses, stable craquelure.
Estimate $18,000-22,000
Framed dimensions are 25 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 3 inches.
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Charles Henry Gifford
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