Description:
Charles Henry Gifford (American, 1839-1904)
Red Skies at Night
Signed and dated "-C.H.Gifford.93-" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 9 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (23.1 x 35.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Repaired/retouched puncture c.l. plus additional scattered retouch, scattered craquelure.
Provenance: Descended within a New England family to the present owner.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Thin washes of retouch to sky area, patch reinforcement with resulting retouch; no additional condition issues to report.
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