Hook Mountain, near Nyack, on the Hudson Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880)

1866

American Paintings and Sculpture

On view, 2nd floor, American Art before 1900


Sanford Robinson Gifford sketched the curving shore of the Hudson River near Nyack, New York, as the basis for this painting. The horizontal format encompasses the river's majestic expanse, as well as the contour of Hook Mountain, which is reflected in the still waters of Croton Bay. Unlike many of Gifford's earlier works, Hook Mountain forgoes the wilderness in favor of an area familiar to urban tourists. Although commercial ships and leisure craft made the Hudson one of America's busiest waterways, here the river appears tranquil, a respite from the bustling port of New York City only forty miles away.

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

8 1/8 × 19 in. (20.6 × 48.3 cm)

Credit Line

Given by Miss Annette I. Young in memory of Professor D. Cady Eaton, B.A. 1860, and Mr. Innis Young

Accession Number

1969.113.3

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Paintings

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Bibliography

  • Helen A. Cooper et al., Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2008), 242, 244–45, no. 139, ill.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

seascapes

Subject

mountains rivers shores (landforms) trees water

Signed

Dated lower right (in pencil) "1866"

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