Robert Swain Gifford (1840-1905, MA, NY) coastal

Maine seascape, oil painting on canvas, ca. 1868. Depicts a rocky shore in Maine. Signed and dated in the lower right. In a period carved and gilded frame, likely original. A label on the verso identifies the location as Sand Beach on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Sight size 12 1/2" x 19 1/2", overall 22 1/2" x 30". Shows light craquelure and substantial chipping to the trim of the frame. Shows some inpainting in the sky. Provenance: deaccessioned from the New Bedford Whaling Museum.