Sanford Robinson Gifford
American, 1823–1880
Autumn, a Wood Path, 1876
Oil on canvas
38 × 31.8 cm (15 × 12 ½ in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Gifford created several paintings depicting forest interiors, including this intimately scaled canvas set amid full autumnal blaze. The dense network of overarching trees casts shadows on the rugged ground below, restricting sunlight to haphazard patches. A solitary hiker is visible in the distance.
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