SANFORD ROBINSON GIFFORD (American, 1823-1880). SNOWY PEAK, COLORADO, signed with initials S.R.G. and dated '70 lower left; also signed S. R. Gifford, dated 1870 and titled on reverse. Oil on canvas - Framed, 8 in. x 11 1/2 in. Estimate $40,000-50,000
PROVENANCE: Patricia and George J. Arden, New York, NY
Not lined. Fine craquelure throughout with stretcher stress.
UV: scattered small dots of in-painting in sky with a few slightly larger areas near upper left edge. Few dots of in-painting in snowcap of mountain and one inch vertical line of in-painting in center of mountain.
