Charles Gifford Peaches Still Life Painting
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Charles Henry Gifford
Massachusetts, 1839-1904
Depicts two peaches on a white table top bathed in warm light. Gifford was the son of a ship carpenter, entering the trade only to abandon it to join the Civil War. After the war ended, Gifford devoted his life to art, widely self taught he was exposed to such artists as Alfred van Beest, William Bradford, Albert Bierstadt, R. Swain Gifford, and Albert Pinkham Ryder who exhibited or worked in New Bedford. As he grew older, his works became more popular, he opened his own studio in New Bedford.
Canvas 5 1/2" x 6 1/2".Frame 10" x 11"
From a collection of fine art offered in this auction from a large Massachusetts estate.
Signed and dated "C. H. Gifford 99" lower right corner.
Massachusetts, 1839-1904
Depicts two peaches on a white table top bathed in warm light. Gifford was the son of a ship carpenter, entering the trade only to abandon it to join the Civil War. After the war ended, Gifford devoted his life to art, widely self taught he was exposed to such artists as Alfred van Beest, William Bradford, Albert Bierstadt, R. Swain Gifford, and Albert Pinkham Ryder who exhibited or worked in New Bedford. As he grew older, his works became more popular, he opened his own studio in New Bedford.
Canvas 5 1/2" x 6 1/2".Frame 10" x 11"
From a collection of fine art offered in this auction from a large Massachusetts estate.
Signed and dated "C. H. Gifford 99" lower right corner.
Condition
Very minor wear by rabbet, otherwise no paint chips, scuffs or scratches, frame with minor losses and surface wear, otherwise very good condition and displays beautifully.
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Charles Gifford Peaches Still Life Painting
Estimate $600 - $900
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