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Haverstraw Bay

1868

Sanford Robinson Gifford

(American, 1823–1880)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 24.2 x 50.8 cm (9 1/2 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr. 2011.43
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Commercial and recreational fishing for now endangered American shad is currently prohibited on the Hudson River.

Description

Located about 40 miles north of New York City, Haverstraw Bay is the widest point on the Hudson River. During the 1860s, it was a prime area for shad fishing, and Gifford’s painting records this activity taking place amid a delicately luminous morning haze.
A horizontally oriented oil painting is divided by a hazy horizon where blue-gray mountains meet still, reflective water. In the upper half, soft pink clouds drift across a muted sky. Numerous white sailboats cluster in the distance. At the center, two figures with light skin tones sit in a small boat, while another person rows to the right. Hazy, horizontal strokes and a desaturated palette convey a quiet, tranquil atmosphere.

Haverstraw Bay

1868

Sanford Robinson Gifford

(American, 1823–1880)
America

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