| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Size: | 8 x 12 in (20 x 30 cm) |
| Inscription: | Signed l/l "F. Schafer." in the artist's characteristic block printing hand. |
| Verso: | On upper stretcher bar, in pencil, "No 112". On back of left frame molding, "18", "Ready"; other marks illegible. |
| Provenance: | By 2022 in collection of Margaret (Peggy) Kidd Lambert (1940-2022), Maryville, Tennessee; sold 8 October 2022 for $275 + 20% by Case Antiques, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, as lot 336 in "2022 Fall Fine Art and Interiors Auction". |
| Reproductions: | Case Antiques, Inc. on-line catalog |
| Description: | "...landscape painting depicting a woman and child walking hand-in-hand down a path bathed in afternoon sunlight; the path is flanked by patches of trees and boulders, with mountains in the background, under a partly cloudy sky." |
| Note: | The small size and rough finish suggest that this is a sketch. It may have been the basis for the very similar studio painting In the foothills, near Sausalito, California. |
| Identification: | Title of unknown source as appeared in the 2022 auction catalog. |
| In index(es): | Title list, pastoral and rural scenes |
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