Lot 188 · Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Twilight
Robert Swain Gifford · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture , New York · 4 March 2010
- Dimensions
- 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5111229
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5111229 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5111229
Robert Swain Gifford, Twilight. Christie's, 4 Mar 2010, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5111229.
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Robert Swain Gifford, Twilight. Christie's, 4 Mar 2010, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5111229.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Generations | William Entrekin (b. 1946) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Yellow Birds | Anna Mary 'Grandma' Robertson Moses (1860-1961) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Girl in a Pink Dress | Frank M. Gregory (1848-?) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Storyteller | Allan Houser | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Siesta | David Burliuk | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Family at Seaside | Sally Michel Avery | $5,000–$7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Swain Gifford | Sailing Along the Nile | $10,800 | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 | |
| Robert Swain Gifford | Cairo Citadel | Rago, Nov 2023 | ||
| Robert Swain Gifford | Seconnet Rock, New Bedford, Massachusetts | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Swain Gifford | Boat on a Beach | Christie's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | Crest of the Wave | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Milton Avery | The Dancer | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2021 | ||
| Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | The Vine | Rago, May 2023 | ||
| Milton Avery | Three Sails (Sails in Dark Sea) | Phillips, Jul 2025 |
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