Description
In In the Catskills, Sanford Robinson Gifford builds a focused image around the subject identified by the work’s name. A considered distribution of form and space keeps the subject legible while inviting a slower reading of the complete image.
Sanford Robinson Gifford’s handling of tone, edge, and color gives the work its individual atmosphere. The balance between active detail and calmer space gives the composition room to develop without weakening its main point of focus. The result is an image whose mood and structure become richer as the viewer notices the connections between its larger and smaller passages.
Recreated by hand in oils, the composition is translated through layered color, worked edges, and a responsive painted surface. The result combines the accessibility of a reproduction with the texture and individual character expected from a traditionally painted canvas.