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1866 · Cleveland Museum of Art

A Home in the Wilderness

Sanford Robinson GiffordWikidata

painting by Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823-1880) (1970.162)

Wander from here

In the picture

LandscapeskycloudmountaintreelakehouseNew Hampshirehumancanoe
Date
1866Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: 1866
Medium
oil on canvasCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
76.8 × 135.7 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 76.8 × 135.7 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Gallery
206 American LandscapeCleveland Museum of Art
Genre
landscape paintingWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1970.162Wikidata
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund; The Butkin Foundation; Dorothy Burnham Memorial Collection and various donors by exchangeCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1970 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1970-)”
  2. Late 1960s – 1970
    (Sloan & Roman, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Sloan & Roman, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (Late 1960s-1970)”
  3. c.1960 – late1960s
    (The Terry DeLapp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, sold to Sloan & Roman)1
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(The Terry DeLapp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, sold to Sloan & Roman)1 (c.1960-late1960s) [notes: 1 A hand-typed fact sheet (in CMA curatorial file) presumably produced at the time of the painting’s acquisition in 1970 lists a “John Johnson” in the provenance following the Terry DeLapp Gallery.  While it is possible that Johnson, who appears to have owned or bought/sold at least one other Gifford painting, acted as an intermediary or agent in the sale of the painting, DeLapp emphatically states that he sold the painting directly to Sloan & Roman.]”
  4. Until c. 1960 –
    (T. Gilbert Brouillette [1906-1970], Staten Island, NY, sold to the Terry DeLapp Gallery) 1
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(T. Gilbert Brouillette [1906-1970], Staten Island, NY, sold to the Terry DeLapp Gallery) 1 (Until c. 1960) [notes: 1 Although Brouillette was a collector as well as a dealer, Terry DeLapp, to whom Brouillette sold the painting, indicates Brouillette acted as a dealer in the sale of this painting.  Brouillette’s papers at the Archives of American Art contain no reference to the painting.]”
  5. By 1880 –
    James M. Hartshorne [d. 1887?], New York, NY?
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “James M. Hartshorne [d. 1887?], New York, NY? (By 1880)”
  6. By 1867 –
    (M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY) 1
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY) 1 (By 1867) [notes: 1 The painting was exhibited at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867, and the catalogue lists it as belonging to M. Knoedler, Esq.]”
  7. Dates unknown
    Thomas Gilbert Brouillette
    medium confidenceWikidata · owned by
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