499772 A Home in the Wilderness, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Gifford, Sanford Robinson (1823-80); 114.93x173.67 (framed) 76.8x135.7 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Gifford??? view of Mount Hayes in New Hampshire records human intrusion into a remote landscape. On the left riverbank a log cabin stands amid a recently cleared patch of land with several tree stumps, while figures in its doorway greet a man who has arrived with a canoe of supplies. A contemplative mood permeates the scene, whose tranquility is underscored by the luminous, atmospheric haze. The artist once described this painting as having "as much light and sunshine as I could squeeze out of my paint tubes." ); Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund; The Butkin Foundation; Dorothy Burnham Memorial Collection and various donors by exchange; American, out of copyright.